If you're reading this for the first time because you just received our card and you're wondering why we're in Arkansas, read the post just below this from Oct. 4. Otherwise, read on.
Today is Monday, Oct. 6. It's in the 70s and rainy in Bentonville, Arkansas today. The boys have a new-found love for the rain. So when we got home, they ran out to the backyard (what little actual yard there is due to most of it being consumed by the pool) to play in the rain. This quickly turned into splashing on the first step of the pool. And then the second. And then kicking water at each other. By now they are pretty well soaked up to their waists. See exhibit A to the right.
If I were a boy (and I'm reminded often that I'm just a gwirl), I'd imagine this is pretty close to heaven. And this afternoon when I saw the spark in those sweet, little pairs of blue eyes, I could hear the wheels turning, "We're ALMOST completely wet. Surely it's ok if we just go ahead and get in. . ." And ok it was. If I haven't mentioned, it's Oct. 6. Long past Labor Day. Long past the date when all public and neighborhood pools close. And long past the day when many of you have asked when we are going to close our pool. Apparently we're not closing it just yet. The boys went swimming today.
The air was about 70 degrees and so was the water. I prefer to wear a wetsuit in 70 degree water. The boys preferred to wear their shorts and shirts that they had on when this adventure started 10 minutes earlier. Beau tired of the cold pretty quickly, but Brayden slid down the slide, took many jumps into the pool yelling "BLAST OFF" and generally just had a ball.
This culminated in nearly blue lips on two little boys, clothes being taken off on the porch and a great, big rainbow that formed overhead. Exhibit B is a photo of the boys and Nate and the rainbow in our backyard.
Wiggily hair
I can't finish this post without a funny from Beau. He was watching the Sunday Night Football game with me last night. I pointed out Troy Polamalu (the one with the long, curly black hair), to which Beau replies, "He has wiggily hair!!" So to all of our friends and family with wiggily hair (Aunt Jenny, Aunt Karen, Aunt Ju-Ju, Reese, Mazy and Amy Schiska), we salute you.
Today is Monday, Oct. 6. It's in the 70s and rainy in Bentonville, Arkansas today. The boys have a new-found love for the rain. So when we got home, they ran out to the backyard (what little actual yard there is due to most of it being consumed by the pool) to play in the rain. This quickly turned into splashing on the first step of the pool. And then the second. And then kicking water at each other. By now they are pretty well soaked up to their waists. See exhibit A to the right.
If I were a boy (and I'm reminded often that I'm just a gwirl), I'd imagine this is pretty close to heaven. And this afternoon when I saw the spark in those sweet, little pairs of blue eyes, I could hear the wheels turning, "We're ALMOST completely wet. Surely it's ok if we just go ahead and get in. . ." And ok it was. If I haven't mentioned, it's Oct. 6. Long past Labor Day. Long past the date when all public and neighborhood pools close. And long past the day when many of you have asked when we are going to close our pool. Apparently we're not closing it just yet. The boys went swimming today.
The air was about 70 degrees and so was the water. I prefer to wear a wetsuit in 70 degree water. The boys preferred to wear their shorts and shirts that they had on when this adventure started 10 minutes earlier. Beau tired of the cold pretty quickly, but Brayden slid down the slide, took many jumps into the pool yelling "BLAST OFF" and generally just had a ball.
This culminated in nearly blue lips on two little boys, clothes being taken off on the porch and a great, big rainbow that formed overhead. Exhibit B is a photo of the boys and Nate and the rainbow in our backyard.
Wiggily hair
I can't finish this post without a funny from Beau. He was watching the Sunday Night Football game with me last night. I pointed out Troy Polamalu (the one with the long, curly black hair), to which Beau replies, "He has wiggily hair!!" So to all of our friends and family with wiggily hair (Aunt Jenny, Aunt Karen, Aunt Ju-Ju, Reese, Mazy and Amy Schiska), we salute you.
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