Summer is officially over...

Our pool closed on Saturday. It was a sad day for the Saunders' family. The pool has been our life blood this year and the site of some major accomplishments for our boys. Cole began the summer petrified of the "big pool." Most of May and June was spent in the kiddie pool. Our kiddie pool has fountains and sprays so it is not completely tragic but can someone explain to me why people let their kids eat in the pool? There are always bloated teddy grahams and goldfish floating around. I also hate the kiddie pool because the moms don't pay attention to their kids and I just want to yell "a child can drown in an inch of water!" OK, I am off on a rant and I am suppose to be convincing you that we will sorely miss the pool.
Finn is so aggressive at the pool, the kid has no fear, so I gave in and bought water wings for him. He loves to jump into the big pool all by himself and gives strangers a heart attack when he does. I hope we can get him in lessons so that he will always be a little fish. For Cole he is too smart for his own good. He knows the dangers of the pool and nothing I could do would convince Cole that he could swim in the big pool. Anyway, by the end of July, with much help and bribery from Momo, Cole was SWIMMING in the big pool! He loves it so much and it was a major boost to his self-esteem to be swimming in the big pool no floatie and no wings! He won't even let us go in the kiddie pool area. I love the pool! I love summer! I will miss my glorious tan, the exhaustion inducing effects of the sun in children and the summer nights! Scroll to the bottom of the page for a slide show of my favorite summer pics!