Some Summer Sanity

I've really been looking forward to summertime. I have not, however, been looking forward to children getting bored and getting into trouble--sometimes constantly! So, I decided to brave Toys 'r Us (bad idea with Ezra) and buy something else for Abby, Will, and Ezra to enjoy. Turns out this relatively inexpensive pool has been doing the "trick" this week. After Ezzie's nap, we head out to the backyard, fill up the pool with icy cold water, and let the kids go wild. I sit in the shade and watch their fun slowly over time turn into whining and complaining just as it's time for dinner! Before their behavior takes a turn for a hungry worse, I snap tons of colorful pictures. Here are a few. The one of Will in the chair, so forlorn looking, is what a timeout looks like!