Something to hold you over...

We've got about 500 pictures to download (and then upload), an exciting week of beach fun to write about, and a 14-month-old Chase post. But we've also got laundry and a new house that we're still decorating, and (of course) work getting in the way of posting. So here's a post to hold you over.

Our curious boy

Our pool!

After planning to fill it in, Stephen opened it and we decided to at least try it out for a season before we made a decision.

Lest you wonder if we are crazy, let me explain that it takes up a LOT of our backyard, has an ugly, inefficient fence (which won't keep a little boy out), and hadn't been opened since at least 2004.

Here is what it looked like when we first opened it:

And after lots of TLC from my very skilled former pool manager husband, only 2 visits from the pool man, and a couple of hundred of dollars in chemicals, we jumped in.

Chase loves it. We love it. I think it's safe to say we're hooked ;-)

More post-pool mostly-naked baby shots:

And finally, a pic of the best part of my day. Stephen and Chase meet me on my walk home from the Metro station. Pure bliss.

Stay tuned for more posts!