Cari and I took the kids to Hamilton Park this afternoon to ride bikes and scooters and generally just burn off some energy. When we got there we noticed that the sprinklers were on and the extreme sogginess of the field suggested they’d been on all day. The concrete area was full of water which we foolishly thought might hinder the kids’ bike/scooter riding. Not so much. Pretty soon they were mostly soaked, especially Ruby and Finney, who had chosen to sit down in the puddles.
About a half-hour later, Chapin ventured onto the field toward the sprinklers. Cari called out to him and he just cackled and kept moving toward the water. There was no use in fighting it — pretty soon all five of them were running and jumping and generally going crazy in the sprinklers. Here are some pictures.
Ten minutes later they’d all stripped down to their underwear and were warming up in the sun having a “pretend feast” with pretzels, goldfish crackers and whatever other snacks they could pilfer from our bags.