...and so began my love affair with water

I have lots of April updates but this first one is all about water. 

Justin and I both love water and that's why the title of this post is from Brad Paisley's song "Water".  Warm weather and all things water are the best parts of late spring and summer.  As you know, a while back we tried to make a beach trip but it was a little too chilly and much too foggy. Thankfully April provided perfect weather for playing in the water.

Early in April Mimi (Justin's mom) surprised us with a new slip 'n' slide for the kids.  We set it up in the front yard and let them figure it out.  They were a bit hesitant about throwing themselves down it so I had to show them how it's done.  As you can imagine, most slip 'n' slides are not made for adults so it didn't turn out too great.  Luckily I made it out with only a small scratch and Justin did not catch it on camera.  

On that same day Meghan and Jeremy introduced us to Lost Lake.  It's a great lake only 30 minutes from our house and it has a beach feel.  It's small and private with white sand and shallow waters.  The kids love it and so do we.  It's much more convenient than the hour and half drive to St. George Island.  Two weeks after our first trip we got invited back for Brie's birthday. Here are some pictures from our days at Lost Lake.

 It's a tadpole!

 A birthday cake for Brie

The Girls!

We also made our first trip to the Trousdell pool.  It's a great community pool with slides, sprinklers, tunnels, and more.  We're hoping to sign up the kids for swimming lessons there this summer. They also have passes so we can continue to make trips there all summer long. 

I look forward to making many more posts about water!