Today we made a trip to Muscatine for Lydia and Evan’s birthday party at the Muscatine Aquatic Center! I had never been there before so I was interested to see how similar it was to Coralville’s aquatic center. I was surprised by how much cooler the water slides were… they were not necessarily taller or bigger, but they were more fun I think. Anyway, Michael and Audrey had a wonderful time running up the stairs and careening down the water slides! Chris had to leave a little early because he was in charge of getting the grill started for the food part of the party, but of course, I brought the camera along to try and capture some of the fun…
Michael heading down the HUGE red slide…
and then CRASHING into the water…
Audrey enjoying the fun and sun…
Michael on the BIG blue slide… if you look really close IN the slide you will see his reflection sort of like he is luging…
Michael on the BIG blue slide… a better shot…
The kids waiting for the blue bucket to drench them…
Michael and Audrey going down the big red slide together…
And the most cutest, sweetest shot of the day… Audrey had asked Michael to go down the slide with her, he said sure, and they took off together…
It was really fun, and the kids have both asked if they can have their birthdays at the Muscatine Aquatic Center next year (and I am seriously considering it). I still think that the Coralville Aquatic Center is cool, but Muscatine idn’t too shabby 
Yes it was alot of fun!!! We hope to see you again next year!! Thanks to Chris for the yummy beans & doing all of the cooking!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the hand-in-hand shot! And the reflection shot is cool–very artsy. How did the new suit work out for Audrey? It looks pretty good. (So sorry we couldn’t go with you, it looks like a lot of fun! You’ll have to read my blog to find out what I did instead of swimming with you!)
oh-my-gosh. I want to cry. The hand in hand picture breaks my heart its so cute.