Summer's here and the time is right...

... for water play! Our new neighborhood has an awesome pool and water playscape/wading pool area. We went there today and the kids were in heaven! Okay Okay, I had a great time too and it gave me a chance to really try the whole "is this camera REALLY waterproof thing"... lots of pics to share...

Do ya think he's just a little bit happy? What a huge grin!

Cassie was a little iffy at first about this whole thing, but once I went through the "rainbow" with her she was having a great time!

"Yeah, so mom... I love you and all, but PUT THE CAMERA DOWN"

Thank goodness Jamie was in a mood to pose for me!

Okay, this was totally a set up, but I saw it and well, I'm a nerd...

Hey, get your butt up and help me chase these children, buddy.

This was purely one of those very lucky shots... I couldn't have planned it better.

... yes, I have too much time on my hands (actually, I'm avoiding working at the moment)

This is a bucket that slowly fills up and then dumps over... Cassie thought it was fun to 'trick' Daddy into standing under it and then he got wet... problem is that it went the other way than it did the first time and Tom barely got wet at all... *laugh*

Tom Cooling off...

... just checking out how it does taking pictures underwater *really*... not too bad! That's Jamie's foot.

Oh, and Tom makes fun of me and my aversion to the sun with the kids, but let's face it, the sun is serious business... I just want to give a shout out to Baby Banz and their swimsuits... We got the full get up last year and I just bought Cassie a new suit (hers was a little tight today) and new hats for them both (Jamie lost his on a ride and Cassie's is getting too small)... anyway, no sun is getting through those suits and the kids think they are "cool" when they wear them.