While Daddy's Away, the Kids Still Play . . .

This weekend, while Daddy was in West Virginia at a golf resort, I had to find extra ways to keep the kids entertained. As it was sunny and in the 90s all weekend, we spent most of our time in the backyard playing in the water. Andrea, as usual, couldn't be kept out of the water. It was only 8:30 AM, and she didn't even have her bathing suit on yet, but she just couldn't wait to get into the water!

She had gotten a Polly Pocket swimming pool set for her birthday, and loves playing with it in the house (without water), so she finally got to take it outside and fill up the little pools. Kevin liked it too because the little characters race down opposing water slides.

This in turn, gave Andrea an idea: why not make a water slide for ourselves in the backyard? I thought moving their little climber over to the kiddie pools would be too heavy, but she moved it a foot or so on her own, simply to prove it was possible. How could I refuse after that? So, I tugged the climber across the yard and set it up for them.

Voila: home-made water slide!

At first, Kevin wasn't too interested in the water slide (Andrea was really disappointed). He was too busy pushing the wheelbarrow around the yard. You know Kevin--give him anything with wheels he can push around, and he's a happy little guy.

However, Kevin soon noticed our excitement and came to check out the slide's new location. We convinced him to give it a try. He was a bit startled by the water at the bottom, but hopped out of the pool with a big grin on his face. Then, I couldn't get the two of them to stop going down their water slide!

It got a bit slippery on the climber, so we had a few minor tumbles, and I was constantly reminding the kids to be careful/slow down, but they just loved it!

Here's a video of them enjoying their waterslide. :))