little daredevil

We had a nice breakfast all together this morning before David had to head to work, and afterward we let the kids ride to the marina on his bike and her trike. Once we were there, Dennis asked to go down the waterslide (a very large, very tall black corrugated pipe affair), so we did so. He got to the top and was pretty afraid, so I offered to go first and then let him come behind me (and I promised a prize). We slid down and splashed into the water, and he immediately announced "I want to get out now--can we go get my prize?", and I told him we could. Then he said "no, I want to slide again." He and I slid over and over and the Gallmans got in the water and joined us, also sliding and playing. It started to get crowded and so we announced the last slide, and when they got to the top, Chloe got stung by a wasp. This temporarily put the fun on hold, but not for long. We treated her for it, and Allison joined us for lunch on the screened porch. The kids played in the kiddie pool that I finally managed to inflate (much easier once I read the part of the instructions that said to squeeze the bottom of the valve as I inflated it) and shot each other with the water guns. Dave and Ellen took the kids for a paddle boat ride and then we all swam until all the thunder we were hearing became accompanied by lightning. We dried off and ate watermelon and headed into town to shop at Wal-Mart and eat at San Marcos. I'm glad the Gallmans were able to spend a nice long time with us this weekend, and I'm glad Chloe got to start getting used to lake swims before the crowds are here on the 4th. The kids did start to get a little tired of each other, I think, and were happy to part ways this evening. They should be ready for more fun together by next weekend, I'm sure. They were awful cute in their swim vests, wielding their water guns, enjoying popsicles, experiencing summer in the most fun ways!