Redneck Pool

Yup, that is the kind of pool that we have - a redneck one. Who needs one of those fancy schmancy inground pools when you can just wait for a torrential downpour? Plus, it's slightly cheaper! OK, so people who live in more desert-like climates might be waiting a little longer - and then they may have more of a private beach . . . . but all of that is beside the point.

Now you get to meet Timmy's girlfriend - Brooke. Yes, he has a wife AND a girlfriend - and to make it even more interesting, the girls are close friends. We call them Timmy's Harem - they are going to move to Utah and live on a commune. The other fun point is that Brooke's brother,  Spencer,  is one of  Andrew's other best friends and her parents, Bob & Jill, are two of our other best friends. Got it? There will be a test later. We like to keep it all in the family - it's less confusing (trust me).

So, back to the redneck pool . . . . we had a birthday party for Andrew and it poured partway through. I mean POURED - our neighbors were gathering wood for an ark. All of the kids had been swimming in the OTHER redneck pool (picture one of those rectangular inflatable pools with part of the Little Tykes play set hooked up to it - not, I am not kidding) earlier - but came in for dinner, cake, and the ever popular presents. After most people left, the girls and Timmy decided to play on the playground - but got sidetracked by the ginormous stream that was forming in our backyard. I think it had something to do with the fact that Brooke actually lost a flip flop running through the stream. Thankfully they came in and got their bathing suits on while the older three boys looked at them like they were completely insane. You KNOW you are insane when three boys going into second grade roll their eyes at you. (Their teenage years will be a blast)

Timmy, Sofia, and Brooke had a BLAST playing it the water. They went from one wing of the pool to another - our pool is REALLY fancy - take that Tom & Jenn! Once they were tired of the big pool, they moved on to the smaller redneck pool with the slide. To say that the water was gross is a total understatement. It looked like nasty chocolate milk. Trust me - they didn't care. The two best moments came from Sofia and Brooke . . . Sofia had a wedgie and Brooke decided to fix it for her. The best though was when Brooke was climbing up onto the top and accidentally bumped her head into Sofia's butt. It sent Sofia down the slide and five adults into complete hysterics.

I would love to be able to say that our gatherings and parties are normally different and more mature - but I would be lying.