Happy Birthday Wayne/ A Day in the Park

Yesterday was Wayne's 35th birthday! The one and only thing he asked for was to be able to go to Nevada for a dirt bike race. So Wayne spent the day playing in the dirt ( more like son like father) He also requested no cake. This is not like Wayne because he only gets his favorite made from scratch german chocolate cake twice a year, but he went healthy on me and requested a watermelon instead.

While Wayne was playing in the Nevada dirt, Janara and I took the kids to the canyon park. They all loved playing in the water even though it was freezing cold. It took Ty and Ashlyn a little longer to get use to the running water and the temperature. Within 5-8 minutes they were walking in the steam and playing like the big kids (still holding mommy's hand).
The water was only fun for so long. They started to venture out a little more and when the playground ended up being to hot to play on they decided to play in the sand (volleyball court). They were making sand castles and having fun until Megan found a small corner of the court that had a small puddle of water. Then all you know what broke loose! Mud fights started between the older kids and then Ty and Ashlyn decide that it would be more fun to swim in the puddle and proceeded to sit and roll and cover themselves up in muddy, sandy water.
Janara and I were sure that their clothes were not going to recover from this, but I am happy to say that after rinsing them off in the stream they are fine. It was a big job for both of us to try and get the sand off of Ty and Ashlyn. Janara took the gentle approach and used wipes. I took the quick approach and striped Ty down to a diaper and dipped him in to the stream. He didn't like that to much, but when I asked him if it was fun he nodded his head up and down as if to say "yes".
It was great having Janara and her family down this weekend. The kids all play so well together. I hope this is the first of many 4th of July's together.