last pool trip of the year?

we were inside all day yesterday so i planned to take the kids to the pool for lunch today.  still low key but fun.  plus, i think this might be the last day that will be warm enough this year (the pool closes on labor day and the 10 day forecast doesn't get out of the 70s).

after grocery shopping in the morning, we came home, had snack and loaded up the wagon and stroller to head to the pool.  madelyn was more than happy to pull the wagon again - even with maddux riding.  when we got to the pool (and had every one's shoes off), we discovered that one of the flotation vests had fallen off the wagon. ugh.  after taking a minute to regroup, we all got our shoes back on and went to see if we could find it.  someone had already picked it up out of the street and clipped it to a street sign about halfway back to our house.  what was super cute was how madelyn said that "it was totally my fault" and asked mason and me to forgive her.  i told her that was very nice but it was just an accident.  she was very ready to take responsibility for everything in the wagon and told me that she forgot to look behind her to make sure nothing fell.  and back to the pool we went.

the pool was not warm.  the pool was not cool.  it was cold.  it was in the mid to upper 80s today so i thought that it would be warmer.  at least the kids were willing to get into the water and we had a great time splashing and 'swimming'.

mason and madelyn in the kiddie pool.

madelyn really wanted me to make a video, so here it is:

i think her goggles might be just a little too tight.  she likes them as tight as possible and had pulled the strap without my knowledge.

the kids were having a lot of fun swimming so it took some convincing to get them to come eat lunch (an hour later than normal too).  they like eating lunch away from home and the swimming had definitely given mason a much larger appetite and i ran out of options for him.  he didn't mind too much and was happy to get back into the pool.

we sent daddy this picture as a text - wishing he were with us.

i nursed manning right before we left the house and he fell asleep on the walk.  thankfully, he slept the whole time and we went ahead and left once he started to stir a little to avoid walking home with a screaming baby.

i had the foresight this time to check maddux' diaper before we left and changed him out of his poopie swim diaper there instead of waiting until we got home.  it was a good thing too because he fell asleep in the wagon before we even made it out to the road.

we look forward to spending a lot more time at the pool next year!  love.