Where was I? Oh yeah, inflatable swimming pools. We went to Murray this past weekend for a late July 4th celebration and a much needed reunion with Cousin Collier. There was a surprise waiting in the backyard. Aside from sending their daughter to Rhodes, this was the best spending decision Gram and DeeDaddy ever made. (And a heckuva lot cheaper, I'm sure.)
Add 4,000 gallons of water in and around the pool, one cousin, two uncles and a sunny July weekend, and you've got yourselves the makings of a good time (and an exorbitant August water bill.)
This next series was taken just after Gram introduced the boys to "belly floppers." Of course, one of them was much more willing to hurl himself headlong into 8 inches of water. He's the same one who ended up with two busted lips this weekend. We took pictures, but I'm not sure where they ended up. We wanted to document that it was in fact two separate "busts". It was. Take our word for it. Consensus was that it won't be the last multiple laceration weekend of their lives.
Also getting in on the backyard action, Evie P. Dog (or as I like to call her now, Steve Austin.)
Some good-natured hose wrestlin'.
Collier won.
No, this isn't a new form of toddler torture. This was our best attempt to get most of the grass in the backyard back in the backyard. Next!
And finally, we continue to be frustrated in our attempt to locate a good pig rental agency in West Tennessee. If anyone has the slightest idea what this means, please let us know.
Love, love, love these pictures, and all the fun that was had comes out so well captured. Ginger, do you not know by now that when children leave home, grandparents become rich!!! You just wait to see Walt's first car--"he'll be takin' it with him when he leaves there next month"!
ReplyDeleteAs for the sign, I'd say it is rather plain--THEY DON'T RENT PIGS. I'd say somebody had talked them into renting out some pigs for the Memphis BBQ, and when the pigs didn't return at the end of the rental session, they got wise.
If laughter is good for you, I should be in great shape after last weekend! Can't you just hear the giggles and squeals coming from the computer when you look at these pictures...and this didn't even include the tee-ball game and Walt the "umpirate"! Oh, how we love these weekends!!!
ReplyDeleteAbout Laurel Hill Cattle Company...it is obvious that they had so many requests for pig rentals that they felt the need to post a sign informing the public that this is not the place to come. You might try the Yellow Pages...or Google! I, too, was disappointed to hear that they don't rent pigs since Puryear is just down the road from Murray.
I know two little boys who are going to be really unhappy with their parents in a few years when they start checking out the archives and see their normally covered cheeks on the world wide web!
ReplyDeleteThe pig sign reminds me of my all-time favorite Arkansas church sign, spotted in the Heber Springs area: YOU CANNOT SWIM, BOAT, OR FISH IN THE LAKE OF FIRE.
ReplyDeleteTrue, true.
Walt, I love the stories and pictures, but what I got out of this post is the fun cousins can have together. Just ask Nana. Family is very important, but a special cousin bond can only be topped (in my opinion) by a very special sister bond. I love you.
ReplyDeleteAunt Brenda