I love giving the girls their end-of-the-day baths. I love it even more when my husband is home and I can bathe them together. It’s much easier when, at the conclusion of the bath, there are two sets of hands, one for each girl.

And it goes without saying that we have a lot of toys for the bath. They’re about the cheapest kind of toys around, and they got a lot of use, and last a really long time. In our old home, I used to corral them in a Frog Pod, but towards the end of our time in Fort Worth, it gave out on us. I suspect it’s because of the weight it was asked to contain every night.

Recently, I started hiding some of the bath toys, like the sticky letters that cling to the tiles, or the islands that you can build and then float around the tub. I plan on switching them out periodically, otherwise it’s just too overwhelming. For me. Post-bath. Too much stuff to put away, and unfortunately I’m not one of those lucky people who can walk away from a room with stuff scattered everywhere. I’m just not. I’m working on becoming that person, but until then, that errant toy will keep me up at night, tossing and turning, until I finally pad down the stairs to whatever room contains the mess and put it back into it’s place. I’m thinking I might need another one of those Frog Pods.

But these little Bath Squirties are my all-time favorite. And I think the girls like them, too. Note the sarcasm intended, because I know they like them! You can drench a whole bathroom in just minutes! So much fun and so cute, although I’m sad to say that the little pink hippo met an early demise at the jaws of our beloved Chamo, may he rest in peace. He had a hard time telling the difference between a dog toy and a kid’s toy… rubber, brightly colored, makes squeaking noises. An easy mistake, for sure.