Monday, July 19, 2010

splash pad and my awesome dad

We took the girls to the splash pad our last day of the girls trip.  Ann’s girls met us there.

Sophie showed no apprehension and was running through the water getting sopping wet before we even found somewhere to sit.  She’s at home in the water.

ut - splash pad soph hugging the rainbowut - splash pad soph smile ut - splash pad soph rain tounge out

Tessa needed a little encouragement but ended up being pretty brave and enjoyed herself.

ut - splash pad tess cowering ut - splash pad tess walking

Ann’s girls stayed pretty dry.  I love watching these cousins enjoy each other so much!

ut - splash pad tess hugging melody ut - splash pad tess and melody 2 

I love how in this picture you can see that the younger girls still like healthy food while the older ones will only eat junk food.ut - splash pad melody tess soph elise eating

ut - splash pad tess strawberry face ut - splash pad elise drinking

Sophie and Elise liked to pretend to be dogs and cats and drink the water off the ground.  Yes, I told them to stop… but only after taking a picture.  Funny kids.

ut - splash pad soph down drinking ut - splash pad elise down drinking

A day before we left town I mentioned to my Dad that the brakes on his van feel very different than mine.  I expected an explanation of why that may be but instead he went out right away and had them tested to make sure I didn’t need a part replaced but they didn’t so he just put on some new brake pads to make me feel better.  Isn’t my dad awesome?  I am so lucky to have such a handy dad.  I bought my first car crappy car at 17 but, can you believe that I’ve never paid a mechanic!  I remember as a kid my dad working really long days at work and then coming home and spending the evening on the cold garage floor under various cars until the early hours of the morning.  So not only can I boast of not ever paying a mechanic to fix my car but I’ve never had a car payment because of his skill I’ve just bought cheap used cars he keeps running for years!   He’s the best.

ut - dad fixing my brakes

4 comments:

Kristen said...

Love the Quincy Dad! He's such a great guy, I totally remember him and your mom!

mommaquincy said...

Yeah, he's a keeper!

Ali said...

I LOVE THEIR SWIMSUITS!

Okay, sorry. Just had to get that out of my system!

A handy helper is such a blessing. I'm married to one and am certain will never have to see a mechanic. I won't take it for granted...

Teandra said...

I hear ya with the mechanic thing. Having a mechanic Dad is great!