beat the heat

We have a new addition to our backyard.  I like to say we are sacrificing style for comfort!  It may not be the prettiest thing and it may not be what you would call "seller friendly" but seriously no one's buying my house anytime soon anyway and it's insanely hot in Georgia so bring on the redneck pool!!

We bought this last Sunday from Wal-Mart for $39, even with the small amount of chemical we had to purchase it was a great deal and worth every penny.  Micah and Connor have been it in every day since and have played a minimum of two and a half hours straight in it.  They do take popsicle breaks though.

and what's a pool without a diving board!?

We do have a winterize plan though.  Zach dug out the grass underneath where we put the pool because we needed to sod a couple extra spots in the back yard.  After pool season is over and if we still live here which, let's face it, is a huge probability, we're going to line the bare dirt with landscaping stones and put down some mulch and put our fire pit in the middle with some cute chairs around.  Summer win and Winter win!

amaryllis

I just wanted to share a picture of our beautiful red amaryllis. I bought a kit on sale at Target in December and Micah and I followed all of the directions very carefully (as to not screw it up!) and have been watching and watching. He was so excited when the first bloom started opening and at least once a day tells me to look at how pretty our flower is. I think he might have gotten his Papa's gardening gene! If you look closely one of the leaves is ripped off. Sweet boy Silas grabbed it one Thursday night and we all joked about being glad it wasn't the flower because it would be just like Dennis the Menace (you know where Mr. Wilson turns away and misses the bloom he waited 15 years for!) I'm honestly just excited it grew since I tend to kill most plant life :)