Water Slide!!!

Yesterday evening we finally made good on our promise to take the family to the neighborhood pool. It has been fiercely hot around here and we figured this trip was long overdue. Of course our trip wasn't without any mishaps, I mean the pool didn't take debit and who the heck carries cash these days anyways?

We quickly got that resolved and gained our admittance into the pool. What a summertime delight community pools can be. I had forgotten but it was really awesome to see so many people out enjoying themselves.

We made our way over to the little person section and tried to test the waters. My wife had our daughter and I had our son. Thankfully they had a zero depth entrance which made everything really nice. My son made it in as far as these little fountains (ankle deep), put his hand in them and decided he'd had enough.

He wanted to walk around for a while, so that is what we did. I think it was after watching all of the children jump off the diving board that he got his nerve back.

We headed back in and made it to chest deep, he was careful, but enjoying himself. Then we made it over to the small water slide. He enjoys slides very much, but I have to say I was nervous to see how this would go.

We climbed up to the top and got ourselves ready to go, when I heard the distinct sound of a life guards whistle. This is a familiar sound to me you see, as a youth I got many warnings for running and dunking. He was polite enough to inform me that indeed this was not a slide that we could go down together, one at a time he said.

OK, no problem I thought. I guess he will have to go solo, after my wife guided him up to the top, I waited at the bottom. Down he went, and the look on his face was priceless, he was in heaven.

Twelve more trips down the slide and the pool was closing. I figured this was a good first go round, as it left him wanting more.

We topped the night off the only right way that you can, Dairy Queen ice cream cones!!! I know I said I am committed to fitness, but let's be reasonable, who can turn down a chocolate dipped cone from DQ? Not me.....

It was a blast and at its core it held the essence of what all summer nights should hold, good times!