Our Weekend

I took Callie and Delaney out to lunch on Friday.  We went to Chevy's, mostly because I love their Floutas, and partly because Callie said she was interested in "Chips and Dips".  I also had a free kids meal coupon, which included a drink and an ice cream cone.  The girls were unenthusiastic about the meal, but you can see here how they felt about the ice cream!  I love these kids!

On Saturday, we took them to the pool.

It took a while and much effort to get Delaney into the water.  Dan finally parked her in this floaty, and she spent over an hour in it, just chillin.  She did not want to get out once she decided it was fun!

Joshua had a marvelous time.  He had a large collection of floatation devices and enjoyed trying them all out.

Marian also had a great time trying different things.  The pool had a ton of stuff and you could just borrow it.  This was Marian's favorite item.  It seemed to give her confidence, although I'm not sure how much float it offered.  I just like this picture because you can see how much fun she was having.

Daddy with his little girls.  Callie saw Delaney in a float and felt the need to try one herself.  She also enjoyed it quite a bit.  Later she got braver and was doing a great job putting her face in.... something that astonished me, given her temerity  when we first arrived.

There were a bunch of rowdy boys when we first got there, but they thinned out and left and it was nicer after that.  The pool was small and had no shallow end.  The shallowest was 3 1/2 feet.  Barely enough for Marian to stand.  They had some "tot-docks" in, so that Callie could touch, but those didn't give much room to play in, and when there were lots of kids, they got pretty crowded.

All 4 kids were feeling comfortable in the water by the end.   Check out Marian and her back float!  Yeah, she's totally cheating with her floaty!