Sand + Water = Love

We have recently made a lot of visits to a nearby park that has sand, water, a playground, and what is called a "sprayscape". Ian has a great time playing there, and we've discovered that we can sit on a bench together, supervise him, and talk without a lot of interruption. Almost like a date!

We haven't yet succeeded in getting great photos and videos of Ian at the park, but these are the best of what we have so far:







Here he is contemplating climbing the ladder by himself, but deciding against it:



I took this video right after Ian did a great job counting to ten, then jumping into the puddle (ala swim class). In the video, he is less impressive in his counting, and kind of misses the mark jumping. But you get the idea: