Shutter Shudder

In case you think all we do is pool stuff - that is not the case.  The other day Doug finished staining the deck, power washed the house, took all the shutters down, painted them, and put them all back up.  Yes he was tired - but it felt good to stay home and do projects....however.   Even though we had custom matched paint to the color of the "terra cotta" in the shingles....somehow it looked a tad bit too bright.  So in the first picture you can see one of them has come down for a different "Terra Cotta"

So here is the "new" color on the shutter on the right - feel free to cast your vote.  

hmm - wonder who will take them all down and paint them...again 

This is a before picture of the brown roof -  shutters and very green bush..shows the landscaping change as well - although that was not done on the same day

(wonder why those ladders always jump into the pictures?)



"Noah's Day"

Noah came over the other night but it was storming with thunder and lightning so he could not swim...such a sad face I have rarely seen.  So we picked him up today for some Garage sale shopping and some pool fun.
Noah said we should also go out to a restaurant...after all "It is MY day"  We made sure he had plenty of pool time.

This is just lookin kool at the pool

This is a posed shot as we were mostly playing "monster"

(grandpa was the monster...go figure)

Broden shows us how it's done

Okay you guys - this is a sirloin tip brat from Dave's meat market - I will show you how to eat it!

"Everyone is gonna want one so ya gotta stare em down and show em you intend to eat all of it - there is no chance of sharing something this good"

"then ya can tease them by squeezing the end and making it pop up out of the bun to show off the unbelievable size, texture and flavor, they will almost want to reach out and grab it ...however

I show I am always in control and I will eat all of this...That is the way ya do it! - Now go get your own!

Pool Party Diving School

Do you guys know how to dive?  I'm scratching my head trying to remember how to do this....James you go first!

James leads off with a Kangaroo jump - in Olympic competition medals are awarded for the best sound of the water hitting your pocket...(that would be the stomach)  disqualified if you loose your lunch in the pool.

This is a nicely executed cannonball

(This could end poorly)  Often called the "sunburner" as landing on your back "correctly" will produce a red skin effect that looks a lot like sunburn...

"me scared"

Loren "Walks the plank"

Hey!  - I survived

I will show you how it is done!

Ahh! The lifeguards - always ready!

July 2 Party

It was a joy for us to host the family for Fourth of July on July 2 get together - we feel blessed to have a pool and to be able to offer it to family and friends.  While we took many fine photo's we are only posting a select few.

Michelle:  "did you say party"

Broden:   "I just want more food!

The Party Scene

C + M + N + B + ? =  A bigger tube next year

The Ladies of the party

(a photo of the men was not called for)

see more party pictures in the next blog entry