Summer got a false start (or we can only hope since it is already mid-July) a couple of weeks ago. Today the temperatures and clear blue skies was a much needed welcome to the season that I have been longing for, for some time. I put Mae in her swimsuit and headed out to meet our good friends Erin and Hadley at the local wading pool.
I don't know if other cities have something similar but here in Seattle we have "wading pools." The pools are in the bigger parks throughout the city, are about 2 feet deep and get filled and drained everyday for children's swimming pleasure. Due to budget cuts, the city is only filling two wading pools this summer. One is in Volunteer Park about a mile or so from our house. It was my first time ever going to visit one of these treasures. Prior to this year I had no real reason to go, but now Mae and I look forward to making it part of our summer fun.
"Mom, are you ready?"
"Because if you aren't ready, I am heading towards the water."
(This photo is a little misleading, Mae doesn't dislike the water but I wouldn't say she LOVES it enough to barrel in head first by herself."
Erin and Hadley
"She wore a teeny, weeny, yellow striped bathing suit.."
Friends
Hadley is telling Mae a funny story and Mae is listening intently.
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