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Let the SUMMER BEGIN!
Isn’t it funny how odd “action” shots look when taken out of sequence?
Wishing you a WONDERFUL SUMMER!
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Let the SUMMER BEGIN!
Isn’t it funny how odd “action” shots look when taken out of sequence?
Wishing you a WONDERFUL SUMMER!
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Twitter: buckeroomama
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Whee! The weather has finally gotten warm (and humid!) here… so we are definitely going to take to the pool more.
Twitter: MutheringHeight
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Whoo hoo! What a fun way to kick things off!
Hooray for summer! Such a clever post… they do look quite odd out of order!!
Twitter: annmarice
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were waving goodbye to summer, its rainy season now here! have fun!
Twitter: GennyHeikka
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Wishing you a great summer too! We’ve already been in the pool a ton, especially with the heat this week!
Twitter: momspotted
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Oh that looks like such an awesome pool! I’m jealous! We don’t have any pools to use around us. We have boats though!
I LOVE all the action shots and if it wouldn’t be too much trouble could you please send some of your warm weather our way. My kids would really like to go swimming. Mkay…thanks.
Twitter: aprilmom00
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thats looks like fun and a fun time
Oh man, y’all are going to have so much fun in that pool!!! *jealous*
Ah, yes, we have welcomed summer as well!
Ahhh, swimming, diving, jumping! Sounds fun!
Twitter: FamilyTrifecta
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what fun pool pictures
Twitter: asthepotter
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Looks so refreshing and fun! Can’t wait to go ourselves!
Twitter: starrymom
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So very jealous of the pool!
Twitter: projectalicia
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Wish the rain would let up so we could do more of that now that I’ve bought these expensive pool passes (not bitter or anything…) Happy WW!
Amen!!
Twitter: mommyofamonster
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Totally reminds me of when we were kids and we’d spend all day in the pool…sweet memories!
Looks like they’re having a blast and it’s something fun to do in the summer.
Twitter: ninemoremonths
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Yay for summer! And you guys have a nice pool. Can I come over?
Twitter: mommybytes
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Love all the sideways shots! Beautiful pool too.
Twitter: SeriousKrystyn
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How fun for one kiddo to start the jump and the next to end it! Definitely summer there!
Wow. I seriously want that pool. Just not the pool maintenance… and can I give the pool back when it starts snowing here? Pools are no fun in the winter in Utah.
Twitter: klmram
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Love me some summer! Great photos!
Twitter: brendaparaguay
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Woo Hoo! Nothing like a pool full of kids in the summertime.
Twitter: XmasDolly
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That pool looks so inviting. I just joined some water aerobics which I start on Monday & I cannot wait. Great pics there girlfriend. Great pics.
They really do! I am so excited for summer to begin!
HA! The out of sequence shots make me laugh!!
Twitter: mrsmarine
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FUN!! I wish we had a pool!
Summer Fun! Love it.
Take care.
LoneStarLifer
Paula
Wow… Love the pictures… looks like fun!
Twitter: thenagainphoto
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Looks like summer is going much the way you anticipated. Curious to know how the sleeping in thing is going for you. It’s not happeneing at all for me.
Twitter: 7clowncircus
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Well, the kids ARE STILL in school, just swimming every day AFTER school. Will let you know how the sleeping in goes. Next week.
I’m soooo jealous! I wish we had a pool that we could go to WHENEVER we wanted, day or night. By the way, your back yard turned out beautiful!
Twitter: poopscoopinmama
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Haha! Those are some great action shots!! Happy Summer to you too!
Twitter: gigi927
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I did a pool photo this week too!
Happy summer!
Twitter: biggreenpen
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Great pix! I don’t care what sequence they’re in; most days this week I could have used a sparkling blue (cool) pool – it has been SO HOT here!!
Twitter: crazyadventures
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Cannonballllllllllllllllll! (By the way, I’m on my way over to join you all LOL)
Twitter: debi9kids
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Great shots! Your pool looks SO inviting! Can we come over??? (our pool is “under construction” and won’t be open this summer. waaaaaaa!)
it’s 48 degrees here. i wish i was there.
Twitter: 7clowncircus
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It gets down to 48 degrees there? Even in the winter?
Looks like so much fun!! Can’t wait to come for a swim, hint hint
Twitter: RachelVoorhees
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Okay I am WAY BEHIND! It is only Tuesday night and 53 people have already linked up!!! LOVE your summer fun photos! And as requested by you Angie, I am doing a Hawaiian WW!
Twitter: ErinsMiracles
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Looks heavenly, especially with all this hot weather we are getting.
Twitter: PrettyPinkMomma
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That looks like TONS of fun!!!
Twitter: bungalow_56
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I’ve been looking at so many blog posts this past week with pools, I couldn’t stand it any longer. I posted about how we finally have a back yard pool now. But it is definitely not what you expect.
Twitter: jumpinbeans09
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i can not wait to get pics at the pool!!!
Looks so fun!!!
Wonderful! Tomorrow is our last day of school, woohoo! Love the pool pics!
Great pictures of the kids having fun. I love days like that…I will be waiting for a while to do that though as it is winter here in Australia! I will enjoy a cyber swim instead!
Thanks for having me today-I have joined in for the first time.
Best wishes,
Natasha.
How fun! I could never get a stop action shot so clear! What time is the next pool party?
Twitter: nightOwlmama
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What an awesome POOL of FUn.
That is a good looking pool! Wish we could come over and play with you guys:)
Twitter: rantsnrascals
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I love action shots because they truly grab the special moment when nobody is posing. Great shots by the poolside. I can’t wait for the weather to get better.
Twitter: RachelVoorhees
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Ok finally got my WW link in. Angie, this one is for you!
Twitter: this_adventure
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Looks like way too much fun!!
Twitter: mami_picture
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AWESOME!!!!
WE ARE LOVING THE SUMMER HERE IN TEXAS TOO!!!
YEEY!!
Looks just like a scene from my house! We are loving our pool.
Summer fun in the pool, nothing better to a kid!
Twitter: MTDLBlog
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Clever post idea!
Oh that sooo makes me want to go swimming. Ugh living in utah you never know what type of weather it will be one min its hot the next its storming so everytime I plan to take my little man swimming it storms!
Twitter: Mrs. Scribe
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PreCISEly my sentiments! Enjoy your summer…mine starts in a week!
Twitter: Hobo_Mama
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It looks like your kids are magicians! Here’s to a wonderful summer!
MAKES me wanna jump in a pool…riiiiiiiiight now.
Oh Now I need to open the pool.. with our 90 degree weather and my cast off Now I can do it!
Twitter: RandomCoolChick
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That looks like SO much FUN! The out-of-sequence action shots are hysterical!
Twitter: irishbymarriage
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Out of order action shots may be too much for a summer brain to process! ; )
Lovin’ the summer…lovin’ the pool! Enjoy it all!
That looks like tons of fun.
Twitter: ashatshades
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Awesome shots. Pools are the best!
Until someone starts Marco/Polo.
Twitter: melaniescrafts
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Looks like a fun way to kick off summer!
I’m impress with all their flips and somersaults!
Great action photos! They do look funny out of sequence.
Summer started here and I am so happy to have my babies home again.
How did you score such great action shots? I am always too soon or too late. I want to go swimming now!
Great pics. Looks like tons of fun.
Twitter: 1momof5
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I think I need to start staying up later on Tuesday nights.
My kids have their last day of school today, and then OUR summer begins. They are crossing their fingers that the pool passes come in the mail todaya. Driving by the pool everyday without being able to go in it is just about killing my kids.
Twitter: aventinehill
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Wow, what a beautiful pool! Ours is open as well! Woot!
Great action shots! Happy Summer!
That, right there, is summer in a nutshell!
Twitter: mellisarock
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I am going to be so glad to have some time off – my kids need some serious time at the pool!
Those shots look great and a little odd too – but I think that’s what I like about them!
Summer woot woot! Love pool shots….I miss our pool in Utah…I miss my old swimsuit body…..woot woot summer!
Looks like fun! Too bad it’s going to be almost 90 here the next few days and all we have is a little plastic pool.
I might be a little jealous haha.
Those are fun pictures! I have a hard time not getting them blurry when I take pics like that.
What awesome actions shots! Bring on summer!
Thank you so much for hosting this each week!
Sherry
That looks super fun!
Fun Fun! It has been so humid here…we’ve been doing alot of that lately too!
Twitter: mommynamedapril
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wow, that pool looks phenomenal! ours isn’t quite big enough for jumping like that
Hooray for warm weather and pool acrobatics!
Twitter: lullabydelirium
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Wow, that looks so nice. Can I spend the summer at your house?
Twitter: ptownmoofus
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What great shots! We’ve definitely been enjoying the pool as well.
Happy WW and enjoy all that summer goodness
Twitter: pamelamkramer
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That looks like a lot of fun!
Twitter: adventuroo
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Oh that looks refreshing… out of order or not!
Twitter: pennypinchingma
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I’m green over your pool – that looks heavenly.
You could make a flip book out of these pics for an action movie! ;o)
Happy Summer!
Blessings!
Twitter: ificouldescape
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Awesome! My boys were sick the last couple of days of their summer hols, but are all better now and will soon be making up for it
Twitter: notdiyheather
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I love summer! My 3 year old is becoming quite the little swimmer too, so we love spending time at the pool!
Twitter: Alli_n_Son
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That look like so much fun! Don’t you just love summer?
Twitter: MamaMichie
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Oh how fun! It makes me wish we had a pool!
Twitter: paciferpocket
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What a fun day at the pool! Love that you were able to get such great action shots!
Looks like so much fun!
Twitter: kelly_deneen
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There is nothing better on a hot summer day than playing in and around a pool. Nice!!
Twitter: MyBlueberryKiss
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What fun action shots!!
Twitter: jamericanspice
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Whooo I want to come over! Your pool is racking up the points!
Such fun! It is raining here. Rain. We’ve had the rainiest year ever, and I am so ready for some sun!! Looks like you’re enjoying yours
I love Wordful Wednesday. I get to share my photos and ramble about them. Thank you for hosting!!!!!!!!!!
Twitter: myitwins
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ONLY way to beat the heat! Those photos are GREAT out of sequence!
Twitter: networkingwitch
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I love pool pictures. Kids have so much fun and think of great things to do.
Yahoo!!
Twitter: MrsMeganC
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How fun!! Love the action shots! =)
Yay for summer beginning : ) I love this post! I hope you have the most fantastic of summers! : )
Twitter: tattertots06
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Summer fun in full swing! Great pictures!
Thank you for visiting my entry this week
Love those shots…how cool!
Oh summer! Great pictures… If I try and get any action shots the get all blurry… I’m jealous!
Twitter: HaBryerton
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That LOOKS like so much fun! Makes me wish we had a pool – that is until I think about the upkeep and such. LOL.
Twitter: MathiasAngel
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That looks like fun! I want to come over and play! My parents just put in a pool last summer and I totally thought we would be in it more than we are. It’s just not practicle to me to try to take both little one’s over there by myself. Afraid something might happen.
Twitter: TweetingMama
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These shots are really cool Angie. I bet the kids enjoyed looking at these photos. My kids love it when I get great action shots of them.
Thanks for stopping by and linking up Angie. Happy Wordless/Wordfilled Wednesday!
Kristi, Live and Love…Out Loud
@TweetingMama
Your kids are going to have a blast with your new pool this summer!
Hey, This is the 1st tiime i am joining in with u. I am loving it.
My pics are very much similar to urs. Plz do visit!
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Twitter: rudyrukus
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That is awesome! It looks a little like my post from Monday!
Pool, pool and more pool is the new theme at our house too – but I confess I love it, tires everyone out and gets us outdoors too! Lovely photos of lots of fun.
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Twitter: Chefdruck
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I’m coming right over. I need to dive into your pool right now!
Twitter: artofthespa
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Love the last one, looks like you’re walking on water!
Twitter: iambrimful
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We can’t wait to visit the pool this year!
Summer!!!! Yay!!!
Uh…the drawback is that I have to wear a bathing suit. Ew. Haha!
Twitter: cori_shelley
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Thanks for the hosting WW!!
here’s my adorable neice Emmalee- http://corisbigmouth.blogspot.com/2010/06/sweet-emmalee.html
I love these pictures and I love summer.
Now I need to invest in a pool.
Gosh that looks like SO much fun. We enjoyed a high of 56 degrees here today – not yet pool weather. Soon, though.
Twitter: mommylebron
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I made it 2 weeks in a row!! If you knew me IRL you would know it’s a big deal! lol Love the pics! I love that it’s so easy to actually catch those action shots now instead of getting a bunch a blurriness!
Much love!
Twitter: christinebewley
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Nothing says summer like a splash in the pool! Looks so refreshing!
it’s nice to stay t here when its too hot..but now we are having a rainy weather again in our place