The girls got free Hawaiian Falls tickets for completing their summer reading program, and Poppa came with us to share some fun in the sun! 

 

The girls worked really hard on reading this summer, so we really anticipated today.  We had a great time and did a little bit of everything!

This is my favorite set of pictures from the day.  Here are the girls waiting for Poppa…

And here he comes!  All four of us were cracking up!

Anna Kate made a friend named Skylar today!  They had fun playing in the “ocean” together!  I thought that was really neat.

Anna Kate finally faced her fears and did a water slide!

Noelle had a great time today just chillin’ and enjoying the waves!

 

Noelle tried this obstacle course/lily pad challenge.  It was super hard, but she had fun trying.  I love how Poppa is photo bombing this picture of Anna Kate, lol!

 

Sissy would wait for Noelle at the bottom of the slides, and that was just as much fun to her as going on them herself!  I just love these joyful smiles and care-free spirits! 

Poppa and Noelle really got some speed on this one… it definitely ended with a big splash!

 

Noelle ran into lots of buddies today… Zane and Noelle have grown up together, and it was so neat seeing him and his family today!  Noelle’s friend Chloe came later in the day, and they rode the waves together!

 

We were so proud of Anna Kate for doing the little water slide! When we put the pics on the TV when we got home, Rara said, “Anna Kate did that?” She was so proud of her. Yay, Anna Kate!

 

After Anna Kate faced her fears, it was Poppa and Noelle’s turn.  I thought they would get to the top and Poppa would have to walk Noelle back down, but there was no hesitation whatsoever.  She went all out and had a blast!!!  

Go Noelle and Poppa!

Shoe-ing off the bees, lol!

 

Sometimes the girls ask me to take their picture, and these are two of those pics!  🙂

You can tell everyone was having a great day!

Poppa finally talked Anna Kate into going up in the play land with him.  She was so scared of the bucket that would fill up with water and crash down over the play land.  It does make a really loud sound, but it absolutely terrified her.  Hopefully next year she can laugh it off!

 

Anna Kate finally faced her fear of the lazy river, and at the end of the day, she said, “I’m not scared of lazy rivers anymore, Mommy!”  Poppa helped her find all the “3”s on the side because that’s how deep the water is.  She thought those threes were there for her because she is 3.  He also made up a game of seeing who they could squirt along the way with the water gun, which distracted her from moving downstream.  This is a huge win for us, because now lazy rivers can truly be lazy (and relaxing)!

Bye bye scary bucket full ‘o water… see you next year!!!