When I was a child growing up, my family was very close. Now that I am a parent, I have always tried to instill a sense of togetherness in my family, and there are just so many obstacles in the way today. It is tough today to get kids away from their cell phones and computers. Summertime poses the biggest challenge for me, because my children always want to spend nights away at friend's houses and never want to stay at home. That all changed when I decided to have a pool installed in my backyard last summer. Now my kids spend long days in the pool with my husband and me. I am passionate about family values that I feel are missing in the lives of many children today. I decided to create a blog to share my story and other facts I have learned about families and pools!