Children are a great way to distract you from life's
truly saddest moments. Just after my fathers passing I decided that Ryan seemed depressed and needed a day of fun.
Ok, so probably pretty
improbable for a 14 month old to be depressed and,
ok, maybe it was I who was needing a distracting day of fun....soooooo....WATER PARK DAY-SPLASH IN THE
BORO!
Thats right cats and kittens, pack your bathing suits, sunblock, hats, towels, bottles...geez..whew....gone are the days of running out in your suit and grabbing a
towel on your way out the door. Now actual planning goes into a day like this, packing, scheduling nap times and lunches-not exactly spontaneous. We planned to get to the park as soon as it opened-10:00am-we strolled in with our luggage at 1:00 and feeling pretty good about ourselves. Here is the good news and what made the day worthwhile-Ryan had a ball, she loved it, she loved the water, the pools, the lazy river (well, who
doesnt really?). She had an
incredible time and I was so thankful because sometimes in times of
sadness like this and extreme sorrow, the bad can seem really bad.
The flip side of this is in this highly emotionally charged state-the good is that much better-and this day was a good one!
Children are a great way to distract you from life's truly saddest moments. Just after my fathers passing I decided that Ryan seemed depressed and needed a day of fun. Ok, so probably pretty improbable for a 14 month old to be depressed and, ok, maybe it was I who was needing a distracting day of fun....soooooo....WATER PARK DAY-SPLASH IN THE BORO! Thats right cats and kittens, pack your bathing suits, sunblock, hats, towels, bottles...geez..whew....gone are the days of running out in your suit and grabbing a towel on your way out the door. Now actual planning goes into a day like this, packing, scheduling nap times and lunches-not exactly spontaneous. We planned to get to the park as soon as it opened-10:00am-we strolled in with our luggage at 1:00 and feeling pretty good about ourselves. Here is the good news and what made the day worthwhile-Ryan had a ball, she loved it, she loved the water, the pools, the lazy river (well, who doesnt really?). She had an incredible time and I was so thankful because sometimes in times of sadness like this and extreme sorrow, the bad can seem really bad. The flip side of this is in this highly emotionally charged state-the good is that much better-and this day was a good one!
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