Sunday, July 18, 2010

Pretty Cool!!

We bought season passes to our little water park here in Spokane Valley, Splashdown, again this year. The kids just have a blast, it is so worth the money!!! This year our friends bought passes too, so it has been doubly fun for the kids to have their friends with them!!

Last Friday the dads took the kids to the water park by them selves, while us mom's worked. They told us that while they were there, standing by the kiddie pool, a teenage boy was yelling at his friend and called him a retard, right in front of Ella and Riley. The lifeguard (young high school possibly college guy) immediately yelled at the kid and told him something to the effect of "knock it off, we don't need people talking like that here." I thought that was just so cool. So, today when we went to the water park my husband, Ella and I went and talked to the owner of the water park and told him just how appreciative we were that the young lifeguard had got on to that boy, how much that meant to us. The owner said "we have absolutely no use for that kind of language here!" Hopefully he will make sure and tell the lifeguard what a good job he did! I love that place!!!!!!

Here are a few pictures of Ella and Riley at the water park. I swear these two are two peas in a pod, they have very very similar personality (and a lot of it!!!) I can't tell you how many times we have been asked if they are twins!!






I added this after I posted..... Mary and I are sharing this post, here is what she had to say...

Okay it's Mary again. Don't you just want to squeeze these two? Now that Riley doesn't scare Ella to the point of tears they have so much fun with eachother. They have the cutest little hugs and kisses for each other. They truly are good buddies and I love to watch them play. They have their moments of bossing eachother around and not wanting to do what the other wants but they truly do have concern for each other. The shots above of Ella's arm around Riley are not posed or encouraged by the moms who think it's cute. Riley didn't want to walk at the moment so Ella was giving him so encouragement. If one of them is upset the other has to come and give pats and loves to make sure their friend is OK. It is so encouraging to hear stories like the one above and so much better in real life. I love to think that there was a little Riley or Ella in that lifeguards world somewhere that showed him there was no use for the word retard. I love to imagine how many lives these two are touching without us even realizing.

9 comments:

Aunt Tami said...

What a great thing for that kid to do!!! Those parents have done a wonderful job in raising that boy!!! How proud! Looks like the kiddos had such fun.....we sure could use a water park like that around here (especially the last few days...the weather has been in the upper 90's all week and has felt in the 100's)!!! We had such fun there!! Love ya's!

Cammie Heflin said...

What fun! That Ella is just too darn cute! It must be the name!

Kristen said...

I always enjoy it when Riley shows up on your blog, and when Ella shows up on his. Such fun that you have found great friends.

That waterpark sounds like a fabulous place for so many reasons.

Amy Flege said...

what a little pumpkin he is! they do look alot alike! super cute. what a fun time!

Lori said...

Oh goodness -- I can't handle all the cuteness!

And, thanks for sharing the story about the lifeguard. It is so encouraging to hear a positive story every now and then!

The Mattesons said...

What an awesome guy...thanks for sharing that story with us. And Ella and Riley...I just want to squeeze them, they are just so freaking adorable! What beautiful little kiddos.

Tiff said...

Oh my...their arms around each other is just precious!!

kecia said...

that's aweosme that the lifeguard would stand up like that! I lOVE Ella's swimsuit...my neice with ds has the same one! What a fun little water park with mini slides for them to go on!!

patsy said...

I found your blog through Bridget's light and your Ella Grace is a doll! Our third baby girl, Maggie Rae, was born with Ds May 17th, 2009. She has brightened our world so much and is our little lovebug! Our blog is missmaggierae.blogspot.com , hope you can hop over sometime! Look forward to following Ella Grace--Patsy---Oh and Riley is too cute! Miss MAggie already has a boyfriend too, Zeke who we met through therapy!