My life needs more of this- playing the pool, happy puppies, hanging out with my mom and cooling off from the crazy summer heat. Luckily, I’ve already made 2 trips to the pool with the girls this summer- which resulted in lots of jumps, splashes, smiles and laughs.
Mia is apt to jump in the pool any second and doesn’t wait for a formal invite before taking the plunge. She cracks me up how she sits on the first step and waits for the next splash so she can pounce on it. We have to invest in several frisbees each pool season- they are great for splashing & a challenge for the dogs to get in the water (they can sink & then slowly float back up if they don’t get paddled on).
Zoe waits every summer for her torpedo to return & cries incessantly for it if she sees it in the toy box. Summer also brings back the lizards that both dogs love to chase around the yard.
We interrupted mom’s leisurely reading & brought the ruckus as mom will splash with her feet & Mia will leap to catch the splashes.
This scene- over and over and over until you are worn out splashing!
Mia is an avid swimmer too- around and around, still chasing splashes.
Zoe hasn’t been as eager to swim the last few years- I attributed it to getting older & not wanting to deal with the other Tasmanian devil in the pool. However, we did get her swimming with us last week & I was so happy she was in the pool and chasing after her torpedo. She tries to catch it when we glide it under the water, grab it & jump out of the pool. John tries to wrestle it away from her so we can throw some more & she even got all 4 off the floor in the last shot- pretty impressive for a 9.5 year old gal!
The problem with the ‘pedo’ is it sinks if she doesn’t catch it or drops it, so one of us must retrieve it. Mia was doing pretty good about not jumping on Zoe or swimming on top of her.
Love love love! So glad both gals cooperated and I had my camera nearby to capture this. I need more of this- love and family and laughter.
GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: Getting more of it today- pool party with friends, family and pups!
Gorgeous pics as usual Amanda – love your gorgeous gals!!
Aww- thanks! I keep forgetting that you opened up comments on your blog- I need to get over there more