bucket list

Do you remember this picture on my Instagram account?

This is our community's water park that is open during the summer. It has a lap pool, slides, a kiddie pool, and this little water park, complete with this little beauty:

 THE BIG RED BUCKET!

Corban saw this water park and instantly wanted to go in. Joe and I made a deal with him that when he was potty trained we would go to the water park. Right when he got potty trained the park closed and he had to wait until the beginning of summer of this year! So sad, but kind of funny. 

I digress ... I saw this bucket and honestly was a little scared. It is a HUGE bucket that takes 3 minutes to fill. It literally knocks people over! And I HAD TO DO IT! Especially before the water park closed again on Labor Day.

I told Joe my goal of getting under the big bucket so he would make me before we left the park on Labor Day. I asked Corban to be my buddy and he agreed. 

The amount of water that came out of the bucket really surprised me! In fact, I was so surprised, I pushed Corban out of my way which made him stub all of his toes and fall in the water -- I'm a great mom, what can I say! I can still see my face in my mind's eye and the expression that I had. There was people around the rim of the pool watching and they laughed at me! 

Joe was going to get video of my excursion. He didn't get it the first time--the water came faster than we all expected--so I had to do it again. Corban had sworn off the water bucket, so I took Jovi to be my buddy. 

She hates hates HATES getting her face wet and totally gave me the stink eye after the water cleared.

Labor Day was a great day full of volleyball, water, and a BBQ! We were all pooped by the end of the day and fell asleep pretty fast and deep. Man, I love holidays!