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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do your towel and swimsuit prep the night before. Leave a pool toy bag in the car. Simplify snacks. 90 min at the pool is plenty!

We moved out of the city and live near my mom whose backyard is basically like a resort in the summer. I still don’t spend more than 1-2 hours at her pool unless lots of family is there helping and making it more of a party atmosphere. I can’t imagine spending 4,5, 6 hours there on a daily basis. You’re doing fine, OP. [/quote]

What is towel and swimsuit prep? That literally takes three minutes.[/quote]

OP said it takes her 45 minutes to prep for the pool. I don’t have a clue what her exact routine entails. But when I know I want to get to the pool in the morning then the night before  I grab 3 new towels (or put today’s towels in the dryer and then fold them up and put them back in the bag), grab 3 swimsuits, rash guards if needed, swim diapers, water shoes, sun hats, a cover up for the one who likes to be cozy when she’s out of the water etc. I didn’t think I needed to spell out my routine but just advising the OP to get it all together and packed the night before so it’s just “grab and go” and not a mad dash while kids are whining at the door to leave. Maybe it takes YOU 3 minutes but when you have multiple kids and stuff spread out in each of their rooms and some things hanging to dry from the last pool trip it can take some time to track down all the right pieces. [/quote]

Dp here. Some people are better prepared. Some pack meals.

It takes me 5 minutes. 3 new towels. Big kids put on swim suits. I take baby swim suit and diaper. Grab a drink and snack. Our pool has a snack shack and we rarely eat meals at pool unless there is an event that has food.[/quote]

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