Sunday

Well, last night Michael and I actually came up with a plan of action in advance!! Yes yes, I can hardly believe it myself!! After an excrutiating hot day here with NO beach/lake/water in sight we decided to find us a pool! Yes, we found one at the Newbold Comyn Leisure center. So today we started off with lunch at the pub, on to marks and spencer for swim trunks then onward and upward to the pool! It was great. Only cost 6 pounds and there was an adult pool and a kids pool with a huge water slide! It was great. We got Maeve a pair of water wings and Madigan a water diaper! We had a blast! Michael took Maeve up on the big water slide a bunch of times. We tried Sara's jaker's trick by blowing in Madigan's face to get her to hold her breath and then to dunk her but we didn't have the heart! She was almost drowned enough with all the mad sploshers about! I took Maeve down the waterslide too after Michael forced me. ... I was to scared that I'd drown Maeve at the end where it drops off into the pool. I had every right to be scared, Maeve and I went so frigging fast I almost panicked. The worry for drowning Maeve was unfounded of course because I held her up and out of the water as I sank like a stone!!! My feet went out from under me and I went under... I held poor Maeve up and out as I drank the damn pool. Maeve was completely unscathed and wanted to go again. Once was enough for me tho! So, pictures.. here we all are at 4:57... then at 5:03!! As you can see I look fabulous in my far east attire! Big shout out to grampa and Maggie who brought me back that wrap from their far flung adventures! As for the pub picture I thought it was funny with the pram/stroller parked out front! Classic English pubs are filled with children! They just aren't allowed at the bar!! hahah no sending the children to get mummy and datty a pint! The girls were knackered!! The picture of us walking away from the camera is in our cul de sac. That isn't our house but ours looks exactly like it! Everyone please ooh and ahh over the fantastic stroller my mom got us. It really is a life saver! Those half hour walks in 32 degree heat are a breeze now that I'm not packing my extra pounds, plus Madigan's while pushing Maeves!