Splash Park

Today Wes and I went to a nearby Splash Park that was supposed to be a ward playgroup. The only person I saw from our ward was my friend, Melanie who I hang out with all the time anyway! Oh well. We had a great time!

I think these splash parks are a great thing for kids that are Wes' age. It's hard to take him to the pool because he wants his freedom, but he can't swim. So this is a great compromise on a hot day.

Wes was a little hesitant at first, but he eventually was happy to play. The bonus was this park had a grate/drainage around the edge that Wes was afraid to walk on so it kept him in the water part and I didn't have to chase him all around!

Photogenic Wes with his cheesy grin and his friend Zoe (Melanie's daughter). Zoe is about 3 1/2 weeks younger than Wes, but she's teeny-tiny. The two kids play really well together...until Wes steals Zoe's toys! (And food, for that matter!) :)

Wes stayed in this little area for a lot of the time. He liked sticking his finger over the hole and watching other kids fill up buckets with water.

Wes and Zoe playing in the water.

Very thoughtful about that water...

These are bonus pictures mostly for G&G Swensen since they gave Wes this little laptop for his birthday. For some reason he's been totally into it lately...carrying it around everywhere, stopping, playing for a bit, dancing to the music, carrying it somewhere else... It's great for me!

Practically Perfect Saturday

Yesterday Brian and I went to our friends' aunt and uncle's ranch go four-wheeling, swimming, and to relax and enjoy pretty much perfect weather. Thanks to Brandon and Lisa for such a fun day!

The first thing Brian did was introduce Wes to the four-wheeler. He wasn't too sure about it, but he didn't hate it either.

Wes met a couple of dogs while we were there. Luckily, they were super friendly dogs (but I still wasn't a fan). Everytime this dog would try and get near Wes, he'd "run" away until he tripped and then he'd have a hard time getting away after that. Needless to say, Wes got his face licked numerous times.




Wes enjoyed sharing cherry 7-Up with his dad while we were all relaxing in the shade.




This is Brandon holding a tuckered-out Wes. We tried putting him down for a nap in his pack-and-play in the shade (twice, actually), but he decided he didn't want to miss out on the fun.




This is Lisa. She's is 36 1/2 weeks pregnant (due July 1st). I love that she's four-wheeling. She could pop the baby out that way!





Brian and I went four-wheeling back in the woods behind us. It was the most rough terrain I've ever been four-wheeling on. I really like four-wheeling, actually. I wouldn't mind owning our own pair someday.

Brian took Wes in the lake for a swim. He was so tired at this point (around 2:30pm without a nap) that he half laughed and half cried as Brian tried to entertain him by popping in and out of the water.

This is the group in the water (minus Lisa). Brian's with Wes, then (clockwise) Gary, me, Sara (Gary's wife), and Brandon with Roxy (Sara and Gary's little girl; their 2 1/2 month-old was sleeping).



This is the group before we hit the road (minus me). Left to right: Lisa, Sara, Roxy, Gary, Brandon, Wes, and Brian.

This is about 3 minutes after we got on the road home (around 4:15pm). Poor kid was totally tuckered out!

And a bonus video:

Brandon and Brian doing a backflip off the dock into the lake.