The Pool

This post has been a long time coming.  I have procrastinated it for months.  We moved in in March and knew we wanted to put a pool in, we didn't have any luck finding a house we liked that already had one when we were looking.  A few weeks after we got settled, we started interviewing pool companies.  We picked one we liked and had recommendations for, and got started.  

I came home one day and the whole street was full of trucks - digging day!  This was exciting for all of us.  It was a big mess, and I'm sure the neighbors were not happy to have us, but we were closer to a pool!

Then the work started.  There were crews here working almost every day for weeks.  Sam would come home and give it his personal inspection.  The kids were always excited to see what had happened that day while they were at school.

It took about 6 weeks to get the water in, we filled it up Memorial Day weekend, and then they spent a few more weeks on finishing touches.  We love it!!  Sam came home after work and just sat in the backyard for months saying "it's like I am on vacation!"  The backyard was small to start with, but we feel like we made good use of the space.  We especially love the arbor.

The kids played in it every day in the summer and still continue to get in on warm days.  Shaye had a swimming birthday party this year and I'm sure we'll have many more.  We love everything about having it - Sam even enjoys the work it takes. :)