Since we are fortunate enough to have plenty of room and plenty of shade in our back yard, we made good on a promise to Ella that she could FINALLY have a pool. As much as Ashley loves splashing water in her baths and during water play at school (they had to cut water play short one day purely because of the mess that my baby was making!), we knew she would be a big fan of a pool too.
Yesterday, I picked Ella up from preschool early, telling her that she was going to go help me with something - but I didn't say what. We went to Chick-Fil-A and got her a milkshake because, after all, this was special 'Mama and Ella' time and nothing says special to Ella like a milkshake. (Side note: CFA's milkshakes are so stinkin' good that you feel positively naughty when you drink one. I highly recommend it.) Then we eased on over to WalMart and once in the parking lot I told her what she was helping me find... I don't think I have ever seen Ella Grace as excited as she was when I uttered the word pool. And I mean ever - not even Christmas morning beat this particular level of excitement!
We found what I had picked out online (and for only $35!) and made our way back home so that she and Ashley could get in it STAT. Only 30 minutes with the hand air pump later and we were filling our 10 ft. long pool with ice cold well water! The girls didn't mind one bit that the water felt practically arctic and played in it for quite a while. Finally Ashley tossed in the towel and started requesting 'Out! Out!' but not before Ella and David engaged in a little water gun fight:
David filled Ella's with ammo first so all things are not equal here
And so you can imagine what Ella decides to do
Which is awfully brave of her (Ashley makes like a tree here, which is very smart)
The battle begins and Ashley is still quickly scooting off
Ammo is flying (notice that Ella has taken a step back here)
And another step
Ella's giving lots of ground
She's been hit!
RETREAT! RETREAT! David smells blood
Sneak attack! Ella tries the behind the back maneuver
But David is too quick!
This is what you call running for it because your opponent is brutal
Brutal, I say!
How does he still have water for this kind of extended attack?!
Surrender!
Ella knows of her daddy's love for revenge so don't go feeling sorry for her. Maybe she also knows of her daddy's love of complete domination when it comes to things like this so that's why she got in the cheap shots while she could? Probably so, probably so.
(You should notice that I won't be getting into any water gun fights with David until we are properly armed with Super Soakers. None of these piddling guns for us... No, if we're going to fight, we're going to FIGHT!)
4 comments:
Ha! I have a battle plan for Ella! Any all out plans to win at all costs can be found via my experience with Uncle Steve!!!
Great post.
And forget the guns, I think you and David should have a wrestling match to try to throw each other into the arctic waters of the pool!
those pics are funny and so good. I would have loved it if David would have fallen in. That would have been wonderful in your photo series.
Love it! What fun!
Hey, that font at the top looks familiar...
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