Saturday, August 15, 2009

Slip Slidin' Away

It's "monsoon" season in Florida, meaning that you can pretty much guarantee that any and all afternoon plans will be rained out by Mother Nature. So, we woke up early to stay one step ahead of her and headed to the pool.

I guess we were the only ones with this brilliant idea because we had the pool all to ourselves! First, we hung out around the baby pool...But, Baylor figured out it was for babies and naturally, wanted nothing to do with it.So, it was on to bigger and better and faster things, like the waterslide! Not just the regular, old waterslide either. Nope, this was the new and improved SUPER FAST waterslide. You see, the slide has been out of commission for a while because the pump broke. I guess the new pump generates a lot more water moving down the slide which results in a much faster ride. Oh, the excitement!

Anh was up first.Then, it was Jaxon's turn.The force of the current made it hard for Jax to stay upright. On his first 5 or so attempts, he came down every which way EXCEPT feet first!I couldn't resist giving it a shot after watching them shoot down the tube. Seriously, you must come give this thing a try!
Finally, in the battle of Jax vs. the waterslide, Jax wins!
Poor Baylor just cried & cried because he was too little to have a turn. Maybe next summer, buddy.Eventually, Baylor decided the role of spectator wasn't so bad. At least spectators can enjoy snacks.Anh and I worked with both of the boys on their swimming skills. Maybe floating skills would be a more accurate statement. Well, we've got lots of room for improvement. They both just tend to sink like rocks!

Eventually, Mother Nature did run us off, by the way. The timing was perfect though. The boys couldn't cry over the fact that we were leaving. It wasn't Mommy's & Daddy's fault!

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