Howarth Park

We went to Howarth Park, in Santa Rosa on Saturday afternoon. It had been a pretty hot day and they have this little area at the park which shoots up jets of water from the ground. So we packed up the kids and their swimsuits and towels and off we went.

They had been so excited, but when we got there they both became totally reluctant to get wet. The kids around them were laughing and squealing and soaking wet while they just stood by us refusing to go. We told them how much fun it would be and tried to encourage them to start by just putting a hand or foot in the water, but all to no avail. Eventually they started telling each other to go (progress at least). Finally, I suggested they hold hands and go together and after that there was no stopping them.

They were so cute. They basically chose just one jet and stayed loyal to it and periodically ran back to wipe their faces on towels before running back for another soaking. Bryttain would stick her whole face in, it's a good thing they were both wearing sunglasses, because those jets have some force behind them. She is our little go-getter. She has no fear (unless she picks up on Arran's) and is the one to always do the crazy stunts and to be covered in bruises but she doesn't care. She laughs at herself all the time, in fact she's her biggest fan and only needs herself to keep herself entertained! She just cracks herself up.