Beating the Heat....

The heat this summer has been pretty intense.  We are used to cooler days, in this neck of the woods.  So, to help the kids beat the heat, Mike constructed a contraption that allows the kids' playground to be converted into a water slide park!

Well, I secretly know I may have triggered this invention of his when I suggested we put the hard plastic pool at the bottom of the slide.  Other than some extremely funny trial runs down the slide by Lexi as she bounced out of the pool, due to speed and the hardness of the plastic boat pool, this was not one of Mom's best ideas!  Although, I have to admit I had not laughed that hard in a few days and the laughter we all shared was like medicine to the soul!

(Sorry, no photos of my brilliant idea...  how about this goofball one instead? )

So, the next day, the kids and I took the "Wipeout pool" down to the playground in the backyard.  (For those of you not aware, the kids named this pool after the game show.  The kids like to reenact the game show in it. Well, this pool has provided lots of giggles for us as well!) This was a MUCH MUCH better idea.

We used the hose to wet the slide, but that too was a tad dangerous.  Then we tried using buckets to keep rewetting the slide.  Again, not the best, but it was working.


So, Mike then took a trip to Home Depot and made the kids a water pipe that the hose hooks up to (as posted at the top of the page), where all the sharp pieces are out of the way.  I had a chance to take some great shots of the kids in action!

However, with anything in life, we were reminded that no matter how safe parents try to make things for their children, there is always room for mishap!  And so, Sunday, we had a mishap!  Actually, Sunday, Ella had a mishap.  She lost her third tooth, but in a not so pleasant way!  LOL  She slipped on the ladder with her wet feet, and knocked her previously loose front tooth out!  Apparently this tooth was not meant to wait a few more weeks to wiggle out on its own!  LOL

Parenthood sure has a way of keeping you on your toes