Despite the fact that the kidlets awoke us early this morning, our Saturday got off to a late-ish start. We’re all so excited about our backyard progress (the landscapers dropped off the plants this past Friday), I wanted to look around for a swing or something that would safely fit in the play area. I finally gave up, so after kids finished pancake brekkies, we headed out for the farmer’s market to stock up on this week’s stone fruit–everyone in the household looks forward to summertime peaches and nectarines!
Since weather was supposed to be warm, we then headed to the store to pick up an inflatable pool.
Cameron fell asleep on the way home, but Dylan was so excited, he couldn’t wait for her to wake up, so I inflated it for him and brought some fresh cherries, olallieberries, and hazelnut butter and pomegranate jam sandwiches out for lunch.
The landscapers have made tons of progress, but they are actually behind schedule! While Dylan snacked, I snapped a photo of the current progress from the end of the play area (among other things, they added gravel to the play area, installed some light fixtures, netted the area by the oak trees, and cleaned up the flagstones on the paths).
Incidentally, that pool was no picnic to set up! It has 3 valves for the little slide alone, but 3 more to hold up the arch for the “waterfall” along with 3 other main valves. Since we have a giant pile of dirt in our yard, space to inflate it was definitely tight…the thing is much bigger than expected and I’m super happy we have an electric pump! But, the kids think the pool is da bomb, so I guess it’s worth all the set-up (and take-down) work.
After Cameron woke up, she was pretty reluctant to join Dylan in the pool. She didn’t even want to slip into her bathing suit.
But after eating some fruit and a sandwich, she changed her mind!
I don’t think I’ve mentioned that one of Cameron’s favorite stories to tell involves her “jumping in the pool.” One day, about a couple of months ago, she told Lola over and over again that she “jumped in the pool” and “got all wet.” We were all puzzled since she hasn’t tried swimming yet! Then, one day when I was changing her diaper, she said it again: “I jumped in the pool”! And, it dawned on me that she had picked up on Tom exclaiming, during diaper changes, that her diaper was so wet, it was like she jumped in the pool! So today, I told her she could jump into a real pool. I’m glad she finally tried it.
It was all fun and games until Cameron declared she “went poop,” which luckily, for everyone involved usually just means she peed. But pee or not, everyone cleared out of the pool after that!!
