Bye Bye Summer Vacation... see ya next year! Sep 03rd | filed in: Pic of the Week

Summer vacation is officially over,
and it officially went by faster than any summer vacation in recorded history.

To give Mr. Summer one last kiss goodbye,
we invited some kids over to splash in our little backyard pool.
(not too many kids... "little" doesn't quite cover how tiny our little pool actually is!)

The kids don't seem to mind the miniscule pool proportions,
especially when it's over 100 degrees outside and the water is an awesome 78.

I did get them to hold still for a few seconds to grab some quick pictures.

How cute is this kid!? (I love those ears!)

Earlier that morning, I splurged on the $20 water polo set at Target.
It's the one Mat had been coveting all summer,
and darnTarget never put that blessed little red clearance sticker on it!! HOW DARE THEY!?!

Turns out, it's worth every full-price penny,
and the perfect size for our pool (known from now on as the Schumacher Water Polo Field).

Even though school has started, it's still pretty hot around here,
so I'm sure we'll have many more water polo matches!

Mat's the kind of kid who will organize a tournament with brackets, rankings, points, and trophies,
so we'll see if that happens!!

~Carey