We Love Summer

Halle and I spent the WHOLE day outside. First thing this morning I took a shower, we fed the animals and then ourselves. Then outside to fill the pool up. I had just planned on filling the pool up and then lettting it heat up before getting in, but my neighbor and her kids were outside already so we all ended up hanging out and playing in the pool. I blew up water balloons, we sat and talked, it was a great time. Sawyer swam in the pool as well.
Around 3 we all turned in for naps with plans to come back out around 5 or 6 and continue our day of fun in the sun. My neighbor loved our pool so much and thought it was such a good idea, she went out and bought one of her own!
So we took a nap, had dinner and then went back outside. By this point the sunburns had finally developed! I don't think any of us realized how long we had been out there. Halle isn't too bad, she's got a naturally dark skin tone from her father, but she's still a little red on the tops of her shoulders, neck, chest and her cheeks. But the rest of her just got a nice dark tan. Meanwhile, me being so white, I am burned almost all over! We put sunblock on for the second time around. Anyway, I made strawberry daquiries for Holly and I, and we watched the kids in the pool, got out the slip and slide, the sprinkler, toys, you name it. It was so much fun for the kids.

And the best news is that the owner of the company who manages our rental units (PPM out of Wichita) came by with the new landscaper they just hired and we'll be getting grass within a week I hope. They're going to finish putting in the sprinkler systems as well. I'm happy all of my phone calls finally got something done. And best of all, they are going to sod the entire side yard, no seed! I can't tell you how relieved I am. Initially they had said they were going to sod up to the corner of the house and then seed the rest. The problem with that is that any time it rains my entire side yard becomes a swamp and any seed would just be washed away until they fix the erosion problem, not to mention it will take 2-3 years for the seed to properly establish itself for a real yard. So having sod will be nice. I can finally get Halle's Little Tikes toy out of the driveway and into the yard, and put the pool in the yard, and have more room for Sawyer to run around. Here's hoping we'll have a yard to enjoy soon!