Splish Splash

Off to the Splash Park in Buffalo Grove to meet mommy's friends and their kids. Colleen (Ava and Emmy), Becky (Kailyn), Kristin (Dylan and Kylie) and Jill (Quinn). We had a fun afternoon even if Bel spent most of the time time at the splash park avoiding the water. She mostly made her way around the park stealing other kid's sippy cups and pushing Jill's baby stroller. She did eventually get wet because some of the sprayers were on a timer- and they surprised her.

My fave pic from the day- I edited it using "picnik.com" and I love it because Bel looks so grown up here. Just like a little girl- not a baby anymore. (I think it also helps that she is about 1/2 foot taller than most other kids her age :) Summer is great because I actually have the time to meet up with my friends- other moms and just hang out. The downside of moms getting together though is that you can't really carry on any real conversations. Most of the time you get about two sentences into your story before you have to yell at your little one or take off running after them. Still... the camaraderie is good and you know that they get it. (They get why you are perpetually running late, why you always baby food or spit-up on your clothes, and why your life revolves around nap schedules.) Yep- I am thankful for my mom friends and sometimes it is surreal when I look at all of us (most I have known since we were teens) and think "we are moms?!" "These are our kids?!" Pretty cool.....