Here’s another post for your pre-weekend fun. Some more pictures of the kids/cousins/grandchildren.
About a month ago we finally got around to setting up the kid’s pool that they got from their cousins a while ago. We decided to put it at the beginning of our driveway, mainly because that’s where the sidewalk that comes from our back door ends and it would be easy for the kids to come in and out with their swim suites.
However, our driveway is gravel, sharp gravel. So the first thing we did was clear off the top layer of the sharp stuff. Ashlee even helped. Then we had to lay down a couple of small tarps on top of the cleared out spot (we didn’t want any remaining gravel to puncture the bottom of the pool). Then we put 4-5 bags of sand down on the tarps and spread it out and evened it up in a nice circular shape to fit the pool.
Then it was time for the water (which Nick helped with). And then the summer fun kicked in. Go check out the rest of the pictures in our Pool 2006 album.
What’s the deal with the last picture in the photo album you say? Well, the kids got to use the pool only two or three times. Then, one of those Michigan summer SEVERE thunderstorms hit. You know, the ones with large hail, winds over 60 mph, and “ideal” conditions for a tornado. Well that last picture is what was left of the pool after being pelted for about thirty minutes with 3/8 inch hail pellets. Now we’ve got to figure out what to do with the 4-5 bags of sand spread out under the pool. Maybe we’ll get some more sand and just dig ourselves a beach in the backyard.
PS – The bottom of that pool felt luxurious! I got in once with the kids and you could have taken a nap on the bottom it was so soft, except for all that water you would have been submerged in.