What Have We Been Up To? (Kids Edition)
Tina's Blog August 9th, 2007
It has been really hot here, so we're finding all kinds of ways to stay cool. Last week we went to a friends neighborhood pool and the boys DID NOT want to go in. If they did, they were clinging to me and WOULD NOT get in a floatie. So I've been trying to find ways to cool off and get them a bit more used to water outside of the bath tub or the hose in the backyard.
Yesterday we joined people from our church at a play date at our favorite "Tractor Park", a park with fountains and a "dry river" (or a fake river in concrete and a few rocks). Will started tentative (hardly even walking in the water without me) but was running around in the fountains (even getting his face wet!) by the end. (After someone turned the shower on him in the bathtub, he's been afraid of water falling on his head.) Alex wasn't as interested in the water, he wanted to play on the tractor. All the other kids knew it was too hot and were playing in the water, so he didn't have to share the tractor with anyone!
Today James took the afternoon off work and we visited the new local "waterpark". It's nothing like the water park I worked at during High School, but it's a fun small place to cool off. They have a kiddie pool for little kids and then a larger kid area with fountains and a slide. There was a lap pool, a lazy river and a few water slides. We spent most of the time in the kiddie area–and I'm sad I only got two pictures in before my camera batteries died. Once again the boys started off tentative, but by the end Will was going down the kids water slide over and over and over. Alex had discovered he could walk in the foot high water without falling (most of the time), and didn't panic when he did. We took the boys on the lazy river. James had to pick Will up and force him to ride with him on the tube, Will was so sure he wouldn't like it. Then he decided he liked it–but not as much as the slide. It was a fun, relaxing afternoon. Tomorrow? ANOTHER play date (Shesh, where were these in July when I was looking for things to do?) with my MOPS group at another park with fountains (I showed you pictures here). Then James will take the boys to his Boss' house for a swim party while I'm at a baby shower. Saturday? We're up to visit friends in Upland and swim in Taylor Lake. If they don't have gills by then, I'll be surprised! 
