Good Times with Old Friends

Today, Mason and I joined some of my old friends from high school at the splash pad.  It was so fun to see everyone and their sweet little ones!  All three of my friends that came have 2 year olds, so all of our kids enjoyed playing together!  One of the little girls is even in Mason's class!  At first he was a little scared of the water, but once he saw Lilly playing, he couldn't get enough!

 I thought Mason was about to give Lilly a kiss!

My friend Lori also came with her two boys.  Andrew is just a little younger than Mason, and SO cute!  Charles is a tiny little thing, but I bet he'll love playing with them this time next year!  Lori's mom came to play, and Mason absolutely loved her - even when she walked through the spraying water with him!

Back to the Splash Pad!

Today, Mason and I joined Jessica, Lewis, and Penny for some fun at the splash pad!  Mason is getting better at enjoying the water - slowly, but surely! 

 

I remembered Mason's buckets this time - they really helped him get in the water because he wanted to get them filled up! 

 Luckily, we had two buckets, so the boys could each have one...

 Mason also got to use his water gun for the first time, and thought it was the coolest thing ever.

 

I LOVE summer!

Weight Watchers Update

Surprisingly, Steven and I are still attending Weight Watchers!  Things have been going slow for me, but it's been helpful that I've been able to have some "cheat days" where I use my extra points, and not feeling deprived helps me stick with it.  As of tonight, I have lost 18.2 pounds, which is 10% of my original starting weight!  (Stop doing the math!!!)  I feel SO much better - much healthier and much more confident, and I'm over halfway to my goal!  Once I get there, I might keep going, but this is the closest I've been in a really long time!  I <3 WW!!!

Splash Pad

Well, our Sunday trip to the pool was a flop, so I was a little hesitant about going to the Splash Pad on Monday.  Another hour or two of walking the perimeter with Mason in the hot, hot sun with the cool water SO close did not sound like fun.  Thankfully, Mason surprised me this time!  Terry came with us (and we met one of his coworkers and his family) and Terry was MUCH better at getting Mason in the water than I was!  He ended up soaked and had a blast!  He was still a little iffy when it came too close to his face, but he did so much better!  Terry doesn't know it but he's the new "swimming lesson guy"!  =)