More Pool Fun

Yesterday, Hannah had the pool all to herself. The rule is that the kids can't swim until their chores are complete, so Dawson was in his room "cleaning". More on that later. Hannah loves to be the center of attention, until she sees a flash bulb, and then she becomes a wall flower. I snapped some of these photos when she wasn't looking, but then had to threaten her with an end to her swim time if she wouldn't let me take some photos. The end result were some fantastic shots, that of course, embarrass the heck out of her.
I wonder if she knows that all of these photos and video clips will be filed away, until she starts dating, and then will suddenly reappear? Between the embarrassing photos, and a dad and step-dad who are saving all of their gun cleaning time for her date nights, the poor girl will probably never date. :)
I love water shots, so I had her splash around, so I could snap a photo or two.

She wasn't exactly thrilled that I was taking more photos of her, but she'll get over it.

Ok, so I mentioned that Dawson wasn't able to swim because his chores weren't done. His chores include keeping his room clean, making his bed, feeding the dog, and helping Hannah put his laundry away. The only chore he manages to do on a regular basis is make his bed. In fact, when we started the chore list a month ago, he made his bed the first day, and hasn't unmade it since. He sleeps on top of all the covers, and uses another blanket to cover up with. That blanket ends up wadded up on the floor every morning, but at least his bed is made, right? The video is dark, because it was cloudy outside, but you can get the gist of his cleaning efforts.

Since he didn't clean his room yesterday, we decided to try again today. As you can see, he still was not very productive. He seems to think that if he falls asleep, instead of cleaning, mommy or daddy will come along and do it for him. That's probably because we used to do just that, but he's a big boy now.

Wow, I just noticed that he finally unmade his bed. I wonder if he'll remake it before going to bed tonight. He's so comical.