Ridin the Wave

We headed to the Southland Leisure center today to celebrate Jacob's 1st Birthday. Lucy was a bit nervous as her last experience at the wavepool wasn't so great. Our kids have become pretty accustomed to the warmth of the kiddie pool in Cochrane, and the wavepools don't offer that same luxury. Plus, she's generally not a fan of things that move, make noise, and really DO anything. We got there just after lunch and hit the pool hard, waves on! Lucy was nervous, her dad was frustrated, but it wore off and we had a good time. The Southland pool has done some great renovations and now there is a great kids area with slides and squirt guns and tons of things for the kids to love. We did that for a while, had a few rides on the waves, and then warmed up in the kids wading pool. Grandma and papa watched all the kids so we crazy parents (Tyler and I, and Jason and Ali) could have a few turns on the slides ourselves. We tried a few methods of sliding as a train, and soon discovered that holding on to each other's ankles and sliding down backwards was the easiest and most fun ride. I was always the kaboose, so I got whipped around quite a bit. It was awesome, and we all have the slide-burns to prove it. We headed back to the kiddie pool for a bit and then wrapped up because the kids were getting tired. We headed back to Jason and Ali's for a BBQ dinner and some fun in the backyard. The kids enjoyed playing with Jacob's new kiddie pool that they filled with balls and jumping on Katie and Rob's trampoline. We had present time and Jacob devoured a cupcake with about an inch of icing on top. It was hilarious to watch. We played TV Scene-it for a bit and then headed home exhausted. It was a pretty fun filled day and I think we'll visit the wavepool again this summer.