Your daddy and I wanted to do something a little different today. So...we went to Roseland Waterpark in Canandaigua. I was a little nervous about how you would do. You don't like to have water on your face from above - so you don't like the shower because the water comes from above you and then goes on your face. I knew the kids part of the water park had a lot of sprinklers and you would have to run under them. I just wasn't sure if you would like it.
But that morning when you woke up, all you wanted to do was go to the waterpark. We had to wait a little bit though because it didn't open until 11:00. So...I tried to entertain you with movies but it only worked for so long. Finally it was time to get ready. You wore your Tinker Bell bathing suit even though it is almost to small. I really have to tug on it to get it to come up high enough.
Once we get there, you insisted that you carry the tickets. And then dropped one. :) We gave the nice man the tickets and we were through. We got you a life jacket as we weren't sure if we were going to need it. I am glad we did. First we went to the lockers, then potty, changed your brother and off to the kid part of the park - Slash Factory. You were very nervous at first. You ran around, got your feet wet but came right back out. I think you did this at least 10 times. You wouldn't go up the steps or under the sprinklers or under the pouring water. We tried to encourage you by showing you how Aiden was going in the water and under the sprinklers. I then went up the steps with you and you went down the slides. Once you went down one slide you were ready to go down other slides. The first slide that you went down was the tube slide. It wasn't very long but it was faster than either of us had expected. When you came out, you came shooting out and went right into the water. You smiles, laughed, and gave me a high five. And then you went up the stairs again - but on the other side that didn't have sprinklers. You went down the tube slide again and then down the twisty slide and regular slide. You ran around more and started to put your rear end under some of the sprinklers. I was able to see your confidence grow and you became more daring.
After the Slash Factory, you and I went on the Lazy River. And it was so slow. I was going to have you ride on my lap to make sure you didn't fall in but the life guard suggested that you ride separately. I was nervous but there were special tubes for kids. It was a blue double tube that had netting in one of the bubbles. So you rode in front of me. You were so excited to have your own spot. As we went around you wanted to lean over and touch the water but I was to nervous so I wouldn't let you. I should have had your life jacket on you. The first part of the Lazy River just twisted around but then the sprinklers came and you got nervous. You didn't want to go through them - but we had no option. I told you to put your head down and cover your eyes. You went ahead and did this before we were even close. It was cute. Once we got through those you put your head up and tried to touch the water again. Me, the nervous mom, told you that you couldn't. I tried to push us off the walls so that I could control a little better where we were going and also to make us go faster. It was slow. There were more sprinklers but you did better with those. You just covered your face with your hands but didn't put your head down. Again getting braver as we went. I tried to control the raft a little so that the streams of water didn't go right on you but it didn't always work. We finally made it all of the way around and it was time to get out.
Next came lunch, then the hit of the park - the Wave Pool. You loved the wave pool the most. At first you just stayed near the edge but eventually made it all of the way up to your waist. The waves came out and you jumped and screamed and ran back to the shallow part. We spent a lot of time in the Wave Pool. When the waves came, I would pick you up over the waves and you would laugh. When you were comfortable you let me just lift you by your hands and eventually no hands at all and you would jump by yourself. You would jump and turn around all at the same time. You called it your trick. When the waves weren't going you would "swim" and kick your legs. Once you really learn how to swim I think you will be excellent at it. I am so proud of how much you have learned over the summer. In the wave pool you finally got really brave and just floated in the waves, going in and out with them. You were so proud of yourself. Again calling it your trick.
We then went back to Splash Factory. You were not happy about is and cried on the way over. Your towel kept falling off and so you got even more frustrated. Once there, you and I struggled a bit. I loved snuggling with you. I wrapped you up in a towel and you put your head down on my lap. I rubbed your face and back. As you are a very social person you wanted to make friends and play with someone. When you saw a little girl that looked to be about three you decided you wanted to go play again. You did great. You went down the little red slide a few times and put your back and rear end in the sprinklers. You only lasted about 15 minutes and wanted to go back to the Wave Pool.
So...we went back to the Wave Pool. You loved it still. It was by far your favorite place at the park. After a little while we decided it was time to go. You cried and cried claiming you weren't tired and wanted to stay. Now...your daddy and I knew you were tired so we tried to convince you that it was time to go. We put your shoes on and covered you with your towel.
It was time to change and I discovered that I forgot your undies. Sorry about that. We put on your shorts anyway and I made you put a sweatshirt on. You were so cold - although you wouldn't admit it. I changed your brother and then we left promising we would come back. We even told you that we would come back with Isa and Gamma. Once in the car you decided that you were tired and that you would take a nap. About 5 minutes into the ride home you were out. It was pretty funny. You were drinking your sippy and then I turned around and your mouth was wide open and your arm had just fallen to your side. It was clear you had fallen asleep while you were drinking your sippy. You slept the whole way home.
It was so great to spend time with you. I loved seeing you happy and courageous. You smiled and smiled. I love you so much!!!
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