Yesterday, I realized that two weeks in, we were wasting the summer.
Of course, the weather hasn’t been terrific…the last time we tried to go outside, we got this:
The kids made the best of it…
…and their moms (my sister and I) got a laugh out of our own drenched Sunday clothes.
Nonetheless, it was time for some real summer. Yesterday, we sacrificed naps (and all of Alex’s energy, leaving him sulky at evening baseball) and met up with some good friends we never get to see except in the summertime, and we all took a trip to the spray park.
At first, I was worried about the napless little ones. But Nicholas enjoyed himself–as long as Mommy held him and played with him.
And Julianna, though she began by being scared of the spouts (eerily parallel to her love/hate relationship with plants), soon took off walking, and felt no need whatsoever to stay close to Mommy. In fact, she made several new friends.
Then we hopped over to the adjacent beach. Lakes are totally awesome swimming places. I mean, they’re like ginormous wading pools–tons of space to for little ones to play in their own depth.
And ah…Missouri “sand.” Yum.
A lovely day in the water. Welcome, summer (at last!).
Kathleen M. Basi 
Looks like great fun!
Looks like you guys had a blast! Kids are great for finding fun even on gloomy days!
Good for you : ) Sometimes it is nice to skip naps! : ) We don’t have any spray parks around here and I totally want one 🙂 They look like SO much fun!
Glad you are starting to have a fun summer 🙂 It has been rainy here too!
Those sandy toes are so cute!
That looks like a really fun day!
How fun! Wish we had a spray park here. It’s 98 degrees here, when it’s not thunderstormin’. Great shots!
I love both sets of pics. What a great mother you are to not let a little rain stop you and the kids from having fun!
So fun, the playground in the rain. Now that is making the most of every moment!
What a fun day! Way to make the most of it!
Great way to spend the day and capture WATER! Looks like a lot of fun.