Day Four - Saturday

The "official" pool party - like that's NOT what we have been doing all week already?

Mike taking aim!

 Carolyn K and Linda enjoying the sun

 Jonathan getting even for all the squirting he's been taking!

 Nick - blub

 Robert showing how a jackknife is done.

 Ok, last time we were all together we were comparing hands, this time it's toes to figure out where Liz (left) gets her toes from... could be that she sort of matches Roberts feet (right)?  Nope, not quite... guess she's going to start her own trend on toes!

 Jonathan doing the swim "walk"

 Ah... a nap by the pool, nothing beats a hammock with it's own umbrella!! 

Day Two

Add and underwater camera and it all goes south from there :)

 

 A few water cannons just for general purposes and it gets even better!

 Funny Awkward shot - couldn't resist keeping it in here :)

 what happens when you try to stage a picture ... funny and awkward shots.

 

And they swam into the night until 10pm and thunderstorms rolling in took them out of the pool for the day!
Tomorrow will start another adventure in pool play and visiting with family!

Day One Stay-cation - AKA family out for Mom and Dad's 60th

Pool time!!!

 Robert has the right idea "reading" in the shade on the hammock!

Miss C agrees, NOTHING beats otter pops in the pool :)

Butchs hard work for the day

The shade is done and will be anchored in place by the end of the day! Whooohoooo!

Butch put some hot sweaty work in with me!!
More pictures:



Why yes that is a turtle taking a hot tub ;). And look there's Butch working on the table/chair with umbrella.


The other half of the set up. Yes a hammock with an umbrella stand! We're ready to party! Hurry up and get here Autrey's and Liebhardt's!!

Weekend warrior

Although I LOVE living in a non-desert environment living with the pollen is gross. You clean and clean and clean and it just keeps coming!! So this weekend was the patios turn. Did you know pollen when wiped on "plicker" (plastic wicker) makes some mean static? Yep it sure does. I sent part of the morning being shocked. :( I think I'm going to have to wash them this year. Same with the cushions. They won't "beat" clean sigh as I was having yard work done I opted to NOT spread cushions everywhere and went for the blower/rag method for today. It's mostly clean. I had to blow it twice - achoo!


So after all the cleaning I have deemed the pool open!


Looking good HOWEVER I do have a large 10x10 aluminum frame shade for the corner that has the umbrella! Need to put that up, but only after we figure out how to "mount" it to the concrete. Or maybe we'll use water anchors? Who knows.


(Yes, need to stain the deck to be one non clay staines color)


The front is looking wonderful!!


The back makes me think it is time to relax!!


AND I even have a pool boy ;)