Nothing like a good surprise....

......especially when you can pull one off and Spencer was able to make this one happen because he threatened us all that if we let it out, we'd have to pay for the Hydrotube and so we were all very, very careful and Laynee did not have a clue.....if she did, she was a pretty good actress.

This old Hydrotube at the City Pool has been around a long time and simple as it is, compared to the "big time" water parks, it's close and the kids came here as kids so they've all let their kids come here at least once a year even though they have their own pools.....nothing quite like the Hydrotube. It's been a part of their school swim parties, hot summer afternoons, and recently, it's fun to go in the evening when you can rent it and it's "all yours"....Laynee especially loves this and so we celebrated her 13th birthday here last Tuesday night with lots of family and friends for an hour and a half of pure, wet fun.....with no rules. I'm sure the lifeguards had to cringe a little at some of the diving board antics but they just turned their heads and let it happen. The picture below is early 80's I'm thinkin'...and I think it's Kyle in the midst of an awesome dive.

Speaking of the 80's.....baseball camps have always been a part of the life of our "boys of summer". Here's the boys with their cousin Jeff (and others) at a camp in Cedar City.

The cousins are enjoying a night camp at Dixie State College this week-end. Fill up their summer with baseball, swimming and Snow Shack and it's soon over and done and they are back in school before ya know it. 

Brilliant idea to hold a camp from 6 to midnight....avoiding the intense daytime heat. They are lovin' it and so am I.