We decided to take the boys somewhere other than the Red park so I Googled kids activities. Since it was going to be a hot day a splash pad seemed like a good idea. When they heard the plan the boys were excited, "best day ever".
The 20 minute drive was simple enough but the 7 school busses in the parking lot were concerning. I thought that with school still in things would be quiet, who knew the schools would be bussing kids in. If we thought the parking lot was packed, the splash pad was even worse. We managed to find a park bench to sit on and I led the boys to the action. They were very hesitant, sticking together like glue. Cullen put his hands in a few streams of water and Campbell followed but they knew we had a picnic lunch and they wanted to eat before playing. They both gobbled down their sandwiches and we headed back hand in hand. I tried circling the splash pad hoping that if they got splashed they would get into the mood. They struggled to stay dry amid the chaos. Campbell was having none of this and wanted to go back to Nanny. He had a few cookies and we tried again. They climbed on one of the various pieces of playground equipment but the swarm of kids kept them very reserved. As kids hopped on and off and the structure spun around I could see that Campbell was not having any fun and grabbed it to stop the spinning and lifted him free. I tried to coax Cullen into the spray with some success but could see that the this wasn't going to work. Without Campbell to share it with he just wasn't going to have much fun. They might have some tense moments but in the end they are best friends.
We left less than 2 hours after arriving. They napped and then the heat really hit. The sun cleared the low hazy clouds that had been keeping the temperature down all morning and we hit 30.
Cullen enjoyed the sprinkler in the back yard for a bit but Campbell who is normally first in, last out wanted nothing to do with getting wet. I guess I should have let him wear his toque.
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