Summer Sam’s Club Sampler

Every year, the Owens host a pool party to sample all the inflatables and pool toys for the Sam’s Club team. We have a wide range of ages in our family, so we’ve been invited the past few years to give feedback on the toys and price points to the team. Always a super fun time! 

Corbin was still in the final four of Splash Assassins, and a purge started at the time of the party, so he came, but reluctantly. He felt very exposed out at the pool, so he stayed “fire ready” with his water gun the whole time. In fact, when a little kid thought it was super cool and asked to try it out, Corbin genuinely hesitated and then agreed “ok but only for a minute”and then sat with his back to a wall anxiously waiting for Bethany to show up to kill him. 😂 

Ironically, a surprise second purge was announced later that night as soon as he left a party at Georgias for basketball. A kid followed Corbin to the stake center and waited until he was on the court and then swooped in and got him out. Corbin was crushed, but he took the L like a man. H is now throwing his support toward Bethany, since he tried to get her like 4 times but wasn’t able to. 

Esme and Amelia were so cute in their matching swimsuits!  This crocodile successfully held up 6 little kids, and later 4 young adults. A Top tier pool toy for sure! 

Soren and King Spence got a sweet obstacle course going in all the big inflatables for all the big kids. This lasted until Esme put waaaaay too much soap on the slip n slide portion and Ryan took an eye full of suds. 

This octopus won the oldest crowd over. Oliver, Soren, Ryan, Parker, and Logan made light work of creating a mechanical bull situation out of this and cleared the little kids out pretty quickly. We probably will not be invited back next year haha

And we had to give a moment of silence to the melon ball. Once upon another summer, this lil’ baby provided countless hours of mindless carefree fun for Quincy, Parker, Ryan, Baylee, Brightyn, ZVan, Elle, and Davey between the Owens and Saumi’s pools. Ryan was first to comment on the symbolic death of melon ball. It really was a notable metaphor. I think logan picked up on this and was quick to insist they make up a new game and I’m pretty sure that’s how Octobull was born. Long live the playful hearts of young adults. Thank you Owens for a great kickoff to summer!