It is a while since we have bought
a paddling pool and after a Saturday trip to LIDL Rob and Etta came back with a
few surprises. Rob is our main shopper as I go to the supermarkets and spend a
fortune on everything, but food so Rob took on that baton of supermarket
shopping which actually means we have provisions which keep us alive! Anyway, he
would usually go late on an evening as we hate weekend food shops, but he took
Etta and they went off for a few hours. Not only did they come back with a few
random food treats but this £13 paddling pool was also in the shopping basket.
I think we must be the last people in the UK to get a pool this summer but nonetheless our children were really pleased we eventually got one. And for £13, no
less. Having had our neighbours' son come round with a rescue pump (They are great neighbours) the pool was up and ready, and left
filling. We Actually left our neighbour again (honestly a really good guy) on
pool watch as we suspected it would take about an hour to fill and we were
heading out to a tennis lesson.
We got back to a pool almost
bursting. Geoff made sure it was to the exact top and our kids
were just so excited. Who doesn’t love a bit of water play? It was a good job
the temperature outside was scorching as this pool was freezing! It was a very
embracing dip that's for sure but we all stripped off and got in! Kids don’t
seem to feel it the same way as we adults do! But we all embraced it.
After a few hours in the sun the
temp. warmed slightly and by the Sunday it was quite pleasant. A weekend in
water in the garden.
I suppose there wasn’t really any
point in this post but more to just alert you to supermarket pools. This one
was a 2 metre by 1.5 and it fits perfectly on out decking which meant that we
weren’t damaging grass and ending up with a brown patch (I was quite happy about
that).
I suppose for me, I just love
taking pictures in water, You can get some such good shots and I wanted to
share them!
Happy times it is, as I can clearly see! I spent my day the same way as you guys, and it was even more enjoyable with this lovely picnic set from https://formadore.com/picnic-accessories - the most fabulous picnics are coming :)
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