Yesterday was the second day of the Incredible Summer of Fun. Outing: Adventure Oasis, a small water park in Independence. Lucky for us, it was "toddler town" day, which meant that it was FREE! I love free!
The kids had a good time. Sam's about the only kid there that will stand under the huge bucket that dumps over the entire water playground area and not run away or scream. He loves it. We took his little friend Bashir from across the street, and he wasn't so sure about that part. Sam went down the slides and played non-stop, mostly solo. He did help out with Kate when needed, but after falling, she decided that Mommy was a necessary accessory.
About Kate: When we got there, I was turned putting down my bag and towels and stuff, and the minute I took off her cover-up, she was gone. She ran out to the playground-- which required wading into the water, climbing up the stairs through splash and spray. No problem. In fact, i had to run after her, because she was following Sam to a tube slide. I was totally panicked because she didn't have on a single floaty or lifejacket or anything. Obviously, being 19 months, she doesn't know how to swim. So I left her at the top with Sam and RAN down to the bottom (through the sprinklers, dumping buckets, very cold water). Down came Sam.
"Where's Kate?" I asked in my calmest, most in-control voice. (Ha)
"I don't know."
So I run back up and she's chickened out. Whew.
She is relatively undeterred, though, until she slips off a step a few minutes later and dunks herself. After that, mommy was required.
It's funny the things you do in the name of motherhood. I really would rather not get into a freezing pool of water, then climb playground equipment only to have buckets of freezing water dumped on my head and sprayed up my skirt. I have very little desire to sit on the slide and go down. Much less do it multiple times. Yet, off I went, cheering the large bucket of doom and laughing when I got water in my face, so that Kate and Sam would know that this was the definition of fun. And it worked. They had fun. I don't think Bashir was buying it, but we all ended up having a great time.
No pictures-- are you kidding?! No photos of me getting drenched allowed.
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