Poolside Summer - Well....sorta :)

Today I ventured out to our neighborhood park - a whopping 2 minute walk from my house - to take Ellinor over to the splash pad. We met up with Sherlyn and Deseret from the ward who brought their cute kiddos along. Ellinor loves to play with water in the sink, and you can hardly get her out of the bathtub, but I didn't know how she would react to the splash pad - in her world this might as well have been a giant water park! Haha. She was a bit hesitant at the beginning, as can be expected. After waddling around to check out the area she dove right in!

I thought she would stick to the little fountains that spurt small streams of water up from the ground, but instead she favored a much larger shower feature. She spent most of the time under that, filling a bucket and just getting soaked. Occasionally she checked out a few other areas but she favored that one specific corner.    Her cute little bestie Ellysze was there and a new friend named Mia. Ellinor LOVES having friends around. I'm pretty sure they all enjoyed each other's company.

I was trying to run around and play photographer. In the process I completely forgot about the random water shooting areas and found myself quite wet a few times. It was great! Made me want to be a kid again. I wish Ellinor had posed a little more for pictures, but she was understandably distracted with more exciting things. Here are a few that I was able to grab:

We will be doing this again real soon. I think I also need to invest in one of those kiddie pools so we can relax in our backyard on lazier days. Bry and I are going to pick up a swimsuit for her this weekend - obviously a onesie just doesn't cut it. :) Still in awe every day at how fast my little love is growing!!