Splash Yard Trumps Splash Park

Today, we thought we'd do something fun and take Chica to a nearby splash park since she's been enjoying her backyard fun so much.

Only problem--she didn't want to go anywhere near the splashing.

She went to a similar park a couple months ago and didn't splash then, either. But she ran around like a blissfully happy maniac with her cousins.

No cousins this time, though. And this was a close as Daddy could coax her:

Let's zoom in, shall we, and see that little hand reach out.

Moral of the story: we brought her home, filled up her splash toy, and she was blissfully happy.

Even when Daddy won the water fight.

And, look--our other bathing beauty was happier near the action, too.

Call me crazy, but we really love our backyard. Has a happy vibe--even bare. So with landscaping and patio furniture, we'll be golden.

:)

Really feels like the heart of the summer, peeps.