This Is the Kind of Fun We Want to Have

Today's title is a direct quote from Cable: his latest way to define activities that he feels meet or exceed his excitement threshold. I've heard this honor bestowed on one other thing we've done so far this summer (the time Keith and I played hide-and-seek with them in the house).

This brings up something I alluded to in Introductions... the toll taken by teaching preschoolers all day then bringing two home with me and continuing what can only be described as the same battle, just on a smaller scale. The toll, then, is that when I find myself at home with my kids, alone, it takes everything I have to meet basic needs (i.e. dinner, hygiene, peaceful bedtime). Exceeding, meeting, or even tolerating four year old boys' action quotas just is not on the agenda. (Not proud of that). The summer break offers a window of opportunity for them -- the opportunity to have fun like boys should get to have fun.

So fun we shall have.

Today we ventured out to Collierville (about as far east as you can go in Shelby County) and partook in the wonder that is a sprinkler park. Today I learned that sprinkler parks RULE. Especially ones in Collierville that are not only FREE, but clean, safe, just slightly crowded (with reasonable people -- wow!) and so much fun.

In addition to the water mayhem, there was a kind person who sat down with a bag of balloons and made water balloons for the kids. This was especially fantastic for the boys, as they've never seen something full of water they were supposed to throw at each other. Cable didn't quite understand at first, carrying them around as though they were his firstborn children, getting understandably upset when they burst on the ground below. ("Baby, that's what they're for, to throw at people..." "But I don't want mine to break!!!") Once he grasped the concept, he lightened up.

We met up with two other families from our school which I do believe counts as a playdate, so somebody write that down... And we had a blast. We had such a good time that tomorrow we're going to go again, only next time Mommy's getting soaked, too!

This IS the kind of fun we want to have.