I also keep forgetting to take pictures! These were taken the day we opened the pool and the water was a brisk 71 degrees. The water is now in the mid 80's and much more comfortable.
The pool is really a blessing! I was opposed to a pool when we were house hunting, but we fell in love with this house and the pool came along with it, of course. Short of filling it in, we were stuck with it.
It takes a lot of work and quite a bit of expense, but the children enjoy it so much. The older 5 are good swimmers and Angela is learning. Sarah is very nervous about the pool, thankfully. She likes to sit on the steps but she doesn't want to go deeper. She wears a floatie suit but she is short and the practical upshot is that if she goes in alone, she will float but her face isn't out of the water. Yes, it is useful that she floats in that we can grab her easily, but the face in the water thing isn't good.
I am SUPER careful with the young ones. When all the kids are around the pool, I constantly check Daniel and Sarah and also frequently count heads in the pool. We very rarely have visitors and guests swim with us, and partly that's because while I enjoy having friends over, it is harder to keep track of my munchkins.
We did make a big change this year in that we are allowing the older 3 children to swim without an adult present. They are all very good swimmers. They are learning to keep track of each other. Any horseplay means immediate eviction from the pool, and I do check on them regularly.
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