A Good Save

Enjoying a little pre-dip snack. 

Last summer, I bought one of those little kiddie pools for our dogs...foolishly thinking they might enjoy laying in the water on super hot days.  The first day I filled it up, Murphy walked through it once and Hannah was willing to try it out ONLY if I was sitting right next to it and coaxing her in.  Needless to say, it wasn't a big hit, and has since been sitting near our shed in the backyard gathering dust and debris.  

A few weeks ago, Caleb had apparently had enough of the dirty, bent up kiddie pool being by the shed because I came home to find it sitting on the curb by our trashcan. So, unbeknownst to my clutter-hating husband, I snuck it back into the garage before the trash guys came by, and with a little bending and cleaning, it has now become a great little deck pool for the girls.  Initially I thought we might be able to do some baths this way, but after one attempt at washing and shampooing the girls in the kiddie pool by myself (not an easy feat- particularly the rinsing of the hair) - I've since decided it makes far more sense to use the pool strictly for afternoon dips.  Although not QUITE as exciting as a trip to my Grandpa's pool, the girls definitely think it's a close second.

Harper doing a little splashing; Riley, shockingly, opting to crawl.