Waterpark Fun

Digging way back to the beginning of July when we went to visit Brian at work.  His parents had a cabana for the day, so we met up with them and spent the entire day hanging out at the waterpark!

They walked in and made a mad dash for the activity pool!  Reese is now 48 inches, so she can ride everything in the park - and she's a little braver than her big brother.

Love this action shot of Wyatt coming out of the bamboo shoots!

Reese has no fear on the Cliff Slides.

But she also loves the kids' section - I love that she's so adventurous, but she's still a little girl at heart.

Finley absolutely loved her first real trip to "Daddy work."  She had a blast riding the slides with Mimi and Baba.  She has grown to LOVE the water this summer!

While Hudson and FQB spent the majority of their day in the kiddie section with Brian's parents, I had these two with me on the bigger slides all day. They loved Jungle Falls and Largo Loop, and even the Adventure River.  They need to start taking responsibility for their own tubes, though.  I was worn out from the trek up the stairs!

Little Amazon pro with Mimi!

He is so silly about these slides (and water in general).  He spends half of his time protesting, and then he loves it when he finally tries!  I'm just thankful that he got over his swim lesson aversion after two weeks.

The kids had the best time riding down Largo Loop.  Reese and Wyatt took turns riding down in the double tube with me.

And I took Hudson down once.  He is the cutest.  He shouted about how awesome it was, and then he broke out into the "Everything is Awesome" song from the Lego movie.  He was so excited to be one of the "big kids" and slide down, too!

They were begging for slushes before we left, and I totally caved.  We've been back to the park a few times this summer, and they love it.

I guess if you can overlook Brian's crazy long summer hours, it's a pretty awesome job for a Dad to have!   But I am counting down the days until September.  I am ready to have him back with us on the weekends - even if it means that our entire Saturday is spent going back and forth from soccer to baseball.

Visiting "Daddy Work"

Yesterday Wyatt and I went to visit Brian at the waterpark. The cool thing about this visit was that Brian had a super special manager shirt made for Wyatt that looks just like his. So when we set off on our trip Wyatt was wearing his khaki shorts, sneakers, blue sunglasses and his blue collared shirt that's just like Daddy's. The only thing Brian has that Wyatt doesn't have (yet) is one of the waterpark baseball caps.

Wyatt had a lot of fun sitting at Daddy's desk and "doing paperwork" as well as "crunching numbers" on the calculator. He also took part in a "meeting" with Dave and then made the rounds out in the park (after he tucked his shirt tails in), where he checked to make sure the balloons were blown up at the birthday party tent. He also got to hang out with one of his favorite people Anna, who let him use her walkie talkie until he got his own kiddie one.

Sitting at Brian's desk enjoying his water

Laughing at Daddy and Dave

Something needs to be taken care of outside

Crunching the numbers

Out in the park with Daddy

Checking something out

Playing with the balloons

Playing with the radio

Laughing with Daddy

Walking through the kiddie section with Daddy with his own little radio (Daddy's Number 1, you can call Wyatt 1.5)

Pictures from Water Country

Here are some of the pictures from our trip to Water Country yesterday!

Wyatt trying to get eaten by the crocodile

Brian and Wyatt getting ready for Wyatt's first tube slide!

Chillin on the back of a boat

"Enough sitting around, let's get on the move!"

"Mommy, thank you for changing my diaper, I love you so much!"

Playing with Daddy

Walking through the water

Wyatt and Daddy on the Hubba Hubba Highway (the ride's more fun if you wear a life jacket....Brian can swim :))

Having fun!

I wish this wasn't the case, but he really is checking out some young ladies that were walking by

Fun Day!

Today was probably the most fun "day off" that Brian has had this summer. It started out not so fun though. Wyatt had a nightmare (we're assuming, whatever it was made him not want to go to sleep in his crib tonight too, but no such luck for him!) that woke him up at 4:45 this morning and he was screaming. Wyatt typically sleeps until at least 7 and never wakes up crying, so we went in to check on him. He cried every time we put him down so we brought him to bed with us (against our better judgement...this previously resulted in a very bad stretch of sleeping in December and January...but we also knew his crib needed to be lowered and didn't want him hanging out in there). He was being very cute, but wasn't falling back asleep. So Brian and I tagged teamed like we did in the olden days and I got up with Wyatt and went and got Brian at 7 so I could get a few z's before we got on the road. Apparently I left Wyatt with a dirty diaper for Brian to clean. Oh well!

We took Wyatt to Water Country USA to play there. Brian and I both have Platinum Passes (mine courtesy of my parents who gave me their fourth one free :)) so we can get into any of the Anheuser Busch Theme Parks. We've used them before at Water Country and Busch Gardens since they're so close, but also at Sea World and Discovery Cove in Orlando when we were on our Honeymoon, and again at Sea World when we went to Disney in December.

Anyway, Water Country has three kiddie areas, which were pretty fun for the little guy. Having Brian around was great because Wyatt could do whatever he wanted with Daddy. There were inner tube slides in the kiddie sections that Wyatt could ride with Brian (with a life jacket) and he had so much fun. He also go to ride the little kiddie slides by himself because Brian and I were both there so one of us could take him to the top and the other one could catch him. With the exception of the inner tube slides our local waterpark (and no, I'm not saying this because I'm partial) has a better kiddie section. I think the Pirate Ship and the Lazy River are just a lot of fun. Anyway, Wyatt had the BEST time on the Hubba Hubba Highway, which is kind of like a lazy river with no tube. You just float through while wearing a life jacket and the current takes you away. Brian held him while they floated and he said that Wyatt was just smiling and talking and cuddling up the whole time. We both had a feeling that Wyatt would love that ride the most and he proved us right! I was sad that I couldn't go, but I was afraid of getting kicked in the stomach.

On that note :)....Baby Girl Update!

We left Water Country and drove straight back here for my 31 week Doctor's appointment. After some crazy drama in the waiting room (let's just say there was a weird couple fighting in there...seriously, and it made everyone uncomfortable), we finally got called back to see the Doctor - our favorite one! She was excited to see Wyatt because she delivered him and he was excited because she's a cute blond. All in all I'm doing well...she complemented my weight gain (18 pounds!), my blood pressure is up a little but still better than average and she answered all my questions confidently. Then she said that we could schedule Baby Girl's delivery if we wanted so we got her definite date of delivery. The Surgery Scheduler asked if we had a preference (and of course we did, we wanted our Favorite!) and told us that she was available on August 25 when I will be exactly 39 weeks and 1 day pregnant. So that's her birthday, August 25! She joins a long line of August birthdays in out families and we can't wait for her to come! The plus of the C Section is that unlike the induction last time, I'm booked for an OR at the hospital that day so there's no calling to check and make sure that there's a bed. And hopefully this time I won't have to go 40 hours without eating again!

After the appointment we came home and Brian took Noelle swimming in the pool. Then we went out for ice cream at Handel's (which took about 25 minutes longer than it needed to because of the Tourists who don't know how to order...and were quite rude to the staff:)!) We came home and Brian lowered the crib to the ground so Wyatt can cry it out tonight if he wakes up and I gave him a bath. When I got him ready to brush his teeth his actually took the toothbrush and brushed his own teeth! I was very impressed.

Anyway, I'd like to post pictures but I'm too tired. Hopefully at some point tomorrow I'll be able to post a few of our day....

Another Trip to "Daddy Work"

Today Wyatt and I went back to the waterpark to play and we took Aunt Katie along. She's really handy to have around. She's young so she can chase Wyatt, Wyatt loves her and spends all day asking "Where Katie go?," she's a good swimmer, plus she's a great sister :). And she owes me. I spent countless hours watching her when I was her age! It definitely helps me enjoy taking him there more when I can watch him have fun but can hand him off at times. I can't carry him around as much the more pregnant (and fat) I get!

Wyatt got to play in the kiddie section (which he loves), but we also took him in the wave pool and down the grape escape today. Katie can stand up in the grape escape (I can't, it comes right up to my head), so she can hold him up in the air and walk to the side. It was kind of fun to stand at the bottom and wait for them, I hadn't been there in awhile and the grape escape was one of my favorite spots to lifeguard. Wyatt has fun going down all of the slides and he loved it. He also had a blast just hanging out in the wave pool while the waves were off. He just stood in the water and danced a little. I was holding him, but he did go face first in the pool for a second and he stood right back up and shook it off. Then he danced some more because he LOVES Taylor Swift and one of her songs was playing. Wyatt had some of his "serious moments," but he really seemed to have a lot of fun today!

Wyatt going down a slide with Aunt Katie

Aunt Katie (she got the height and the "good legs") following Wyatt around the Lazy River

This is a new Wyatt thing lately. He'll pull you where he wants you to go. He's pulling me into the Wave Pool.

If only the waves didn't come on. Wyatt and I might spend the summer here. We'll settle for 10 minutes at a time.

A tired boy...for a second.

French fries...and a shy smile.

Father's Day!

For Father's Day yesterday we went to the waterpark to visit Daddy, Grandpa and Grammy, Uncle T, Aunt Allison, Colin and Piper. Wyatt had a lot of fun playing in the water and pushing strollers around. His favorite stroller to push was Piper's - probably because hers is so cool! After we went to the waterpark, Wyatt and I came home and took a nap, and then went over to my parents' house for dinner and Brian met us there. We had a really good time yesterday, which is just what my husband deserved!

Brian's Father's Day gift was a candy dispenser (like the old time gum ball dispensers) with the Yankees emblem and special Yankee M&M's with the logos printed on them. We used personalized M&M's as the favors for our wedding and I still get emails from the website, so when I got the email a month ago I knew that was what I needed to get for Brian for Father's Day. I wanted to get him 2 (one for our Yankee room and one for his office), but I decided one was enough and he can keep it wherever he pleases. He also got the book Why a Daughter Needs a Dad, and the book Daddy Hugs by Karen Katz. He also got himself the Indiana Jones Mr. Potato Head, so I guess he had a pretty good day!

Wyatt using his outdoor voice....

Looking kind of Grumpy (and his hair looks really dark)...

Colin's trying to make him smile

At least Colin can look at the camera and smile!

He finally smiled when Colin splashed him with water!

Waterpark Fun!

Today Shannon and I took the boys on their first trip to the waterpark! They both had a blast. Wyatt walked into the water at the kiddie pool and stood there for a bit trying to figure out what to do, and then he decided to splash. He rode the kiddie slides with me and then went for a ride in the lazy river. The park added bouncy seats last summer and those were a big hit. Wyatt's not really able to bounce because he's a little tall, but he did learn how to swing himself in it. Wyatt got to play on the pirate ship. He also got to play in the Log Roll area where he actually got to practice his "swimming" skills as well. Daddy also came by to watch us play while we went around to play on everything one more time. Wyatt had a lot of fun, but he was in his "super serious" mood today. Sometimes he just focuses on what he's doing so much that he just looks serious all the time. It's pretty funny because his Daddy was a lot like that, but sometimes I just wonder what he could possibly be so serious about. Regardless, it was a really fun day and Wyatt is exhausted!

Wyatt's first dip in

Wyatt in the bouncy chair

Wyatt and Daddy!

Wyatt riding in the lazy river (I was able to walk behind him)!

Hitting the water