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19 May 2012

the world's largest swimming pool

1. generously undoing my 18 loving trips of lugging the blender pitcher full of water from the kitchen allllllllll the way outside to fill the monstrosity
2. Paddington Bear was careful to never ever break his frown for the entirety of his dip in the pool
3. matching bodies
4. unsolicited affection to apologize for unsolicited violence

Maybe I should've sprung for the six dollar pool instead of buying this four dollar wonder. Whatever. This activity combined with a six minute trip to the playground (crawling with helicopters spraying their young with SPF 180 and following their every blink and whine) this morning better guarantee that the kids will sleep until Simon returns home from work at sundown. Or at the very least (because I very unfortunately discovered that swim diapers are only good at pretending to absorb urine -- not any other bodily product -- natural disaster)  -- it will launch me into the running for Mother of the Millennium ... and beyond.

20 comments:

  1. Too funny! I wish we actually had a back deck for a giant pool of our own.
    Instead, we'll settle for the snail-infested lake across the street.

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  2. This cracked me up :) Eric's working until 7pm today at the hospital...ah, day call...we just booked our moving trucks for our move to STL. Can't wait!

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  3. Haha! I love the hat switch up!

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  4. Let me be the first.....Cruel and unusual punishment! The "rakish hat look" on Julia (pic #2) is priceless!!

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  5. Hahahaha! These pictures need some type of award.

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  6. Oh my gosh....I am laughing so hard at #3. When 2 tiny babes can barely fit into an inflatable pool, you know you've got a situation on your hands!

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  7. That's awesome, Grace. Where can I go ahead and budget in said swimming pool?

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  8. Can we be best friends please?

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  9. Can we be best friends please?

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  10. Can we be best friends please?

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  11. I can't figure out which one is my favorite. Number three is pretty awesome, but then so is number 2.

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  12. Whoa - that is a lot of nipple! Haha! And I love how they are basically the exact.same.size.

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  13. So funny. You are a great mom and I'm sure the babies had a blast. Please tell me Simon is home with you tomorrow??

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  14. Isn't going outside the worst with a baby? Before kids, I just had to make sure my legs were shaved before enjoying the sun...maybe. Now, it's sunscreen and hats and swim diapers and snacks and blankets and don't eat that and so much. So much.

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  15. i wouldnt be surprised if anyone's asked you if they're twins.

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  16. oh my goodness! those pictures are too much. so cute!

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  17. How cute are your two babies??? Feeling nostalgic. Need more babies.

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  18. They look adorable, thank you very much for sharing these photos.
    pool supplies

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