Water Play Day

Today was the Preschool Water Play Day at our church. This has become an annual event and the kids really look forward to it. They blew up some pools and water slides and the church interns got in and got wet with the kids. It's always a bit crazy as the kids don't always get out of the way for the next one to come down the slide, and one child grabs the hose and douses another unsuspecting child, and we always seem to have dirtier kids when we leave than when we came. Strange, given the whole water aspect...

The water always starts out sparkling clean and really, really, cold! In about 12.5 seconds it becomes filled with grass and dirt and heats to the temperature of bath water. All the mothers spend the time keeping all the heads above water (Remember, this involves babies too!) and all children out of the nearby parking lot. There was a brief second during which I had an adult conversation with one other person, but then Justin went head first over the high-walled pool, scaring himself and needing a bit of consoling. Both boys had fun, but it was a little too much activity for Justin. My left side was soaked from holding him, which felt really good when I had to sit outside in the heat for Travis' swimming lesson afterwards.

This is obviously before the 12.5 seconds passed, look how clean the water is!

Travis enjoyed jumping over the wall into the pool. I cannot imagine how his shins felt after doing this repeatedly. Can you see him w-sitting even in the air??!!

Having too much fun!

Mommy, are you sure this was a good idea???

Look at my feet!