Kell's Belles: The Best Floaties Ever

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The Best Floaties Ever

My parents came to town this weekend. They like to stay at the Marriott down the street when they come so that the girls can go swimming. My (genius) mom found the most fantastic pool floaties online and had them shipped to my house in advance. Each girl got a different color/creature:

They helped even the littlest swimmer not only stay afloat, but figure out how to kick and move her arms to propel herself around the pool. I'm such a fan! Sadie was, too. She kept screaming, "I swimmin'! I swimmin'!" (She hates people to hold her in the water and FREAKS out about it. She really enjoyed the freedom---but don't worry, there was an adult just out of frame in case there was a problem!)

I'm SO thankful that my parents could come. My dad read a million stories, took the kiddos swimming each day of the trip, and played at least 20 rounds of Lumpy Carpet (don't ask). My mom taught Sadie her colors (using CandyLand cards), fixed my glasses, prepared numerous meals and baked several rounds of cookies, changed even more diapers, and gave the girls haircuts! I actually got to sit down for a while. It was wonderful.

I hope they come back. Very, very soon.

9 comments:

DC DivaFebruary 18, 2009 at 5:15 AM
For your sake, I hope they come back: FOR GOOD! :) I love parent visits.
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AnonymousFebruary 18, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Where did your mom find those floaties? They are so cute!
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Amber SnowFebruary 18, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Loved this post - your girls look SO happy in those floaties. They are darling!
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LindseyFebruary 18, 2009 at 1:15 PM
That sounds so fun! Where did your mom find those floaties? Carter hates floaties but I'll bet he'd try those if he got to pretend to be some creature while wearing them.
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acrspeechFebruary 18, 2009 at 5:33 PM
After just saying good bye to my Mom and Liz, I miss them so much and wish they would come back tomorrow! Isn't family the best? Parents/sisters provide the best breaks ever, and the best giggles from little ones too!
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Lisa Marie TrentFebruary 19, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Man, that sounds like the best time ever. I've just about lost it with Jack. LOST IT. MY MIND! MY TEMPER! MY SANITY!

I'm so happy for you.
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EmilyFebruary 19, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Kel, sounds like you guys had a great weekend! I'm glad that you had some down time and your kids had sooo much fun. Those floats are super cute! Thank you Grandma!! It should be sooo much easier to take the three swimming now! Parents ARE the best!
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Sarah SFebruary 19, 2009 at 10:21 PM
I hope you post a link to where we can buy these floaties Kelly!! They sound fantastic! I'm glad you had such a nice visit from your family.
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SummerFebruary 20, 2009 at 7:30 AM
Those are super-cute! Gotta get me some of those- swimming might actually be a go this year!

Yay for grandparents! I'm sure it was just as enjoyable for them. ;D
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My Favorite Chloe-isms

"Sorry we're late. We were playing this really, really, really fun game. It's like time stopped....just for us..."
"I don't know whether to believe reality or fantasy." Chloe, on contemplating the existence of Santa Claus
"I do bath stories. I'm a bath story mastermind." Chloe, convincing me that she should go entertain her bathing sisters.
"We'll just have to remind them to remove the singing robots." Chloe, as Carter tried to convince her she shouldn't be afraid to ride Splash Mountain when we visit Disneyland this month.
"I hate my math book. It poisons my mind." Chloe, after being asked to complete her math homework.
"I had such a rough day that I think I'm going to die of roughness." Chloe, reflecting on a tough day at school that included a recess injury that required a visit from Mom.
"Whew! I have such a headache from using my brain all day!" Chloe, upon completing her homework after school.
"This land is free. But you don't let me be free!" Chloe, upon being denied access to a television program.
"I've had the fear of silence since I was three years old." No doubt!
"You might need to know Sadie needs more practice at that." Chloe, to her Aunt Katie after Sadie was told to be patient while Katie was driving.
"These sleeves are not pleasing to me." Chloe, trying on a dress with her aunt.
"Is Santa aware? It's not like I'm going for a coal collection." Chloe, after being told she could stay up past her bedtime at a sleepover party at her aunt's house.
"We get to pig out on french fries?!?" Chloe, speaking for her sisters, after being offered my leftover fries.
"Because I'm more smarter than some people!" Chloe, explaining why she only has to do part of her weekly spelling list. Touche, Chloe. Touche.
"Nobody is sitting next to me. I guess I'm not very popular . . ." Chloe, upon realizing she was the only one sitting on the couch during Scripture Picture time.
"I'm not a dress kind of girl." Chloe, on why she doesn't want to wear a dress to school.
"I got moved to Table 3. Now I'm boy-trapped!" Chloe, explaining her dire circumstances in school (she had to be moved because she was talking too much).
"Sorry about the racket, Daddy. We're laughing our heads off!" Chloe, after being confronted about the noise level in the playroom.
"I'm a person who is NOT a statue!" Chloe, after being commanded to hold still while getting her hair done.
"If only my hair weren't messy, I'd go watch them." Chloe, on the possibility of observing her father play basketball early one Saturday morning.
"Does that mean he was a zombie?" Chloe, after hearing the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead.
"I was just talking to the dentist today about the Chesire Cat's teeth! What a coincidence!" Chloe, happening upon her little sisters watching Alice in Wonderland (on the same day as her dental check-up).
"I hate these [jeans]. It looks like a bear scratched them." Chloe, casting aspersions on her distressed jean shorts.
"C'mon Piper! Let's go do a happy dance!" Chloe, upon learning some good news.
"Mommy!!!!! Piper's being a tattle-taaaaaaaale!!!!!" Chloe, from another room, in a whiny tone.
"I need a zipper for my mouth!" Chloe, brainstorming ideas about how to talk less "excessively" in class.
"I felt like Piper was making me be a mad machine today." Chloe, discussing why she kept getting in trouble for fighting with her sister.
"Mommy, you don't need to say anything else. I can tell how mad you are." Chloe, interrupting me mid-lecture (it was on why one should NOT dump out a laundry basket of folded laundry on the floor).
"Do you know why I didn't say 'Amen' ? Because my mouth was full of food." Chloe, after a blessing on dinner.
"I stick my finger up there all the time so I should be used to it." Chloe, upon learning she would be receiving her flu vaccine via a mist up her nose. The PA had to leave the room he was laughing so hard. He said it is definitely one of the Top Ten funniest things he's heard a kid say during his tenure in the office.
"Sure, I know what that is--a celebration with pies!" Chloe, when asked what a "python" is.
"I can't help it. I'm a 'why' person." Chloe, explaining why she has to follow everything I tell her to do with 1.5 million questions.
"Whoa! Tessa just did a firework of spit-up!" Chloe, describing her sister's gastrointestinal distress.
"Uh, Piper, do you know about cops?" Chloe, in response to Piper's request that Carter drive the car faster.
"I know. I'm a wild animal. You should take me to the forest now." Chloe, after she accidently banged into Tessa and was told she was being too wild (both Chloe and baby were bawling when this was uttered).
"Too bad you have to love your enemies." Chloe, after a lesson on the Beatitudes.
"Mommy, I can't go to sleep because a bad thing is worrying me. Is Mad Cow Disease contagious?" Chloe, calling from her bed.
"I hate cleaning up. Cleaning is NOT awesome!" Chloe, on picking up toys.
"Can I have some cinnamon on this? [Vanilla yougurt] tastes a little silly without cinnamon." ~Chloe's request at lunch.
"Please bless that Piper can be even gooder." Chloe, in prayer
"I'm so glad I have a mommy who is powerful." Uttered by Chloe after I replaced the batteries in a previously non-functioning toy.
"I need a new brain. This one thinks up bad things to do." Chloe, after being caught doing something naughty
"Nobody wants to go outside. Not even strangers. Only me." ~Chloe's response when I refused to let her play unsupervised in the front yard during a snow storm