Summer Daze

The summer is going SO fast.

Here's a recap of what's been happening the past few days.

I drew with sidewalk chalk for the first time.

Dad sat outside with me, and anything he did, I mimicked.

Then Dad thought it would be funny to trace me.

It did look kind of funny when he was done.

I watched Yo Gabba Gabba for the first time.

That show is crazy!

It kept my attention, and it made me want to run, dance, and jump around!

I danced at an outdoor concert.

I tried to break into the camera bag so I could push the buttons on the camera, but I guess Mom had it.

And I made a new friend.

Finally, I went to another splash park. I tried my best to avoid getting very wet.

It didn't work as well as I hoped.

I was the only kid running around in the water because it was a little on the cool side that day. That was okay with me, though.

Later in the day Mom took me for a walk because Dad was working late and she needed to get out of the house (it might have also had something to do with blowing off some steam because I poured syrup all over myself and the carpet). There were some pretty new flowers we spotted.

And that's it.

Splash Pad

Yesterday, we visited a park called Oak Hill, and it included a splash pad. We got to the park before the splash pad opened, so Mom took me to the toddler playground to run around. She was disappointed to find a fair amount of trash around the area, especially since I kept wanting to pick it up. In my defense, I don't realize it's trash until I get the chance to inspect it up close.

Because I wouldn't quit picking stuff up off the ground, Mom took me into the splash pad area before the water was turned on. It worked out anyway because she needed to change me into my swimsuit and put sunscreen on. The water was turned on just as Mom began applying the sunscreen. I got a little antsy to go play, and I didn't exactly make it easy for Mom to finish her job.

As soon as I was able to run around, I became hesitant to venture very far, and I stayed in one small area for quite a while just getting my hands wet.

I got splashed, and I wasn't sure what to think about that.

It made me a little nervous when other kids came around.

Eventually I managed to work my way to other parts of the splash pad, but I still stayed where I could easily see Mom...

...and run to her when I needed to.

All the running around and playing made me hungry, so I stopped for a snack break.

I stole a cup from someone else's stack of water toys.

I entertained myself filling the cup up with water...

...over...

...and over...

...and over again.

The splash pad was a lot of fun.

I even warmed up to being social with some of the other kids after a while.

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