Newmarket swimming pool

I had a well deserved day off today. I worked a late on Tuesday, a long day on Wednesday and an early on Thursday so was pretty much at home only to sleep.

We had a relaxing morning watching ABC Kids and having breakfast, then went out for a cycle ride along the brook followed by a snack, Eloise's afternoon nap and lunch time. We visited the local outdoor pool at neighbouring suburb, Newmarket, this afternoon.

When we parked up we walked past the swimming pool to the entrance Eloise was very animated as she could see the swimming pool. She was trying to get in before we had got her changed. There are several pools - a laps pool, a childrens' pool and a toddlers' pool all with slides of varying lenghts and heights. Eloise was absolutely delighted to be there. She loves slides on land and now in the water. There was another little girl there called Esme, whose father was as reckless as we are. We were all sliding on the slides for the older children and both children were beaming from ear to ear. When Neil took Eloise down the very fast slide on his lap she was shrieking with delight and found it highly amusing that Neil lost his glasses when hitting the water.

In the end she was going blue with cold but still wanted to continue. It has been warm and sunny all day today until we arrived at the pool when the clouds rolled in. We got Eloise dried and went off to the play area with the swings and slides on land. Eloise dropped her raisins and dried banana chips over the floor and we marvelled at an ant moving a raisin that was at least three times the size of itself away from the playground. Fun was had by all.

I am not at work until 21:00 on Sunday so who knows what delights lay ahead this weekend. Apart from being invited to morning tea with Peter and Alice next door at 10:00 on Sunday. Sounds good.