Sprinkler Fun

I found a great deal on a kiddie sprinkler last year at Target. Since then it has sat in our laundry room but now...drum roll...we finally took it out for a spin! Before that, we had to fuel up for fun! (I think I should trademark that phrase if someone else hasn't done it already.) We had a balanced snack of grapes, pretzels and ice water. You can also see the Croc-wannabe shoes we got the girls last night (you can see Sara's right foot). Sara's arches are so high we can't get her feet into the water shoes that Emma wore last year. So now Emma has a pink pair and Sara has a turquoise pair of new shoes. It was so nice to just hose them off and leave them on the deck when it was all said and done (the shoes, not the children), but I'm getting ahead of myself...
Emma was a little timid about the sprinkler at first and would only run around it or through it while holding her Daddy's hand. By the time we turned it off she was running right up to it and trying to catch water in her hands.
Here is our brave girl!

CAUTION: Semi-topless baby ahead!

(Daddy will not be thrilled that this was included in our blog entry!)

Sara loved the sprinkler and walked right up to it the first time. She and her sister are so different when it comes to new experiences...much like Beth and me! Anyway...Sara was quite mystified when the sprinkler turned off. She ran right up to it, picked it up, shook it really well and then threw it down. Not sure which side of the family that little trait comes from.

The girls enjoyed the sprinkler more than the pool we bought them. My guess is that they felt like they were in control because they could run in and out of the sprinkler at will. Little harder to do with the baby pool. Just a little child psychology thrown in for good measure. We hope you are having a great Memorial Day Weekend too!