Monday, April 11, 2011

ninja turtles don't like fountains

We took the kiddos to the pool(s) yesterday. If you don't recall or you were not in Dallas area, it was a hot one. So, cold water sounded pretty awesome.

There's a fountain in the middle of this group of pools. It sometimes has several smaller fountains spouting out around it where kids - or adults? - can kick at them or run around them or what-have-you. Anyway...

Looking at those things yesterday - and thinking about them right now - reminded of an earlier time, a few weeks back, when we took some of the kiddos to those watering holes out there and E was acting like a...

      "Are you a ninja turtle?

                   "Ch-Yes."

...karate chopping the bubbling waters as they sprang up yelling out "Hi-yaaa!" as he went.

He'd run to one, jump at it, then unleash a flurry of punches on the poor, unsuspecting gusher.

It was funny.