The little things

You know you love being a mom when you are happy all day because you took your daughter to the park last night and she had a blast. I took Summer to the park near our house, it is a small park, not a lot there, two play areas - one for small kids and one for bigger kids, and it also has a water area that includes 3 animals that shoot water out when you hit the switch. We didn't go until almost 7 because it is still so hot, and we only stayed 30 minutes, but that means I got to see 30 whole minutes of a smiling happy Summer. She first saw a dog, there was a large dog walking around. The owner was a nice older man, a grandma, who had brought his grandson to the park. His grandson was just a few days older than Summer, and the dog was a friendly large dog. Summer kept walking by the dog just looking at it. Then Summer spotted the water area and was watching the other kids play before she decided to get a little wet herself, the whole time smiling. After she was half wet - with no clothes to change into - we went to the play area for the smaller children and Summer discovered how fun a slide can be. I helped her slide down the slide several times, and since she was wet she didn't slide very well, but she had so much fun and kept smiling. I plan on taking her back tonight and hopefully do things in a different order, getting wet will be last because she will be able to slide better, and maybe we can stay a little longer!