Water Play

Leon has had a lot or opportunity to play with water lately and he really enjoys it. He has always been a fan of bath time but with the warmer weather we have taken advantage of outdoor water sources as well. The pool in our neighborhood was undergoing some renovations and it took some time for them to open it for the season. In the meantime, the little baby pool especially, but the big one as well, had a lot of tree debris and algae in them. This, for some reason, fascinated Leon. He considered it a a complete treat to "go see the yuckies," to where he would use the potty and send Mommy off easily at daycare drop off if only she promised they could go look at the dirty pool later.

Temporary refugees from our pool privileges, we also ventured into the relative wilderness that is Little Falls Park near our house. Those falls are located on a small creek, which Dari and Leon love playing in, mostly throwing rocks in and uncovering what is under them. Our original objective was to go fishing but we have yet to see any fish.

Leon's daycare also started having the kids do water play for part of their outside time and Leon is a big fan of the sprinklers and hoses. Whereas last year he was a little reluctant to dive in and stayed mostly on the edges of that and of our community pool, he jumped right in this year and is eager to go in the big pool also. He is potty trained enough to where he could do it but the older ladies using the pool were eyeing him with great suspicion, last time he was considering going for a "swim." For now he reconsidered and is satisfied to splash in the baby pool but we might have a neighborhood feud on our hands, should he change his mind.