Water Fun

We definitely got our money's worth this summer with our season passes to Zoombeezi Bay, the water park attached to the Columbus Zoo.  Jake and I spent countless hours going around and around the lazy river.  We also spent a lot of time in the kids area, letting Jake go down slides and splash around.

Jake hated swimming at the beginning of the summer.  It was a chore to keep him anywhere even close to the water.  However, by the end of the season, he was running in by himself, putting his face in the water, and crying when we left rather than when we arrived at the water park.

We had a lot of fun on days that Andrew was able to come, as well as my mom, who also bought a season pass.  One day at the end of the summer, we even had my sister Kim, brother-in-law Darrell, and both my parents with us.  That was definitely Andrew's favorite day because he had people to ride the slides with.  It's no fun being pregnant and stricken to the "boring" areas where you can't get hurt.  And it's no fun being married to someone who can't ride the slides either!  Next summer :)

We also had fun visiting splash pads when the water park closed for the summer.

Jake made an AWFUL "water park face" at the beginning of the summer when we'd drag him on the lazy river.  Ohhh how we loved laughing as he looked like he swallowed a lemon.  The splash pad brought it out as well, and I actually caught it on camera.  Silly kid!

I'm so glad we were able to spend so much time in the sun this summer!