pool time

some fun shots of the kids and chris in the pool this summer.
for years they have loved having him throw them up into the air.
and this summer little john john got into it too...

towards the end of the summer, andrew resurrected his flip off the diving board.
i was nervous watching him do it again for the first time since last summer.
but he flipped himself around just fine.

and even a 12 year old still likes getting thrown up into the air by his strong dad.
he planned this throw up and turn around to wave to me while i take the picture shot.

it turned out perfect, thanks to my mastery of timing with the camera :)

another fun pool activity that chris introduced the kids to this summer was relay races.
they had a great time with it, and had the olympics as their resource too.

it is really amazing how much little john can keep up with the older kids
he is right in there with them in all that they do, and my oh my, he is a good little athlete.

then there was the toss the part of the pool noodle that broke off to john,
while dad throws him up into the air to see if he can catch it...

we feel so blessed to have a pool, really gets you through the scorching summer with kids.
not to mention great exercise and a fun summer activity for the whole family.

i will still be posting on summer stuff (or things from the past in general) for awhile,
as i cannot find my cable cord to download pictures from my camera to my computer :(
i better start praying to st. anthony...