Not Scared of Sand Anymore

The picture below might not look like much, but if you look closely you will notice that Lucy is actually STANDING on the sand!! Many of you know that Lucy has been terrified of sand-a fear we first discovered last summer in the Outer Banks when we stayed in a beach house that was surrounded ONLY by sand. Over the past year we have tried to gradually get her used to not playing but just touching sand, but to no avail. All our attempts were for naught--we couldn't even get her to touch sand with the tip of her finger. Then her friend Maria came to visit from Baltimore and Lucy noticed that Maria walked on the sand with no problem. Since then Lucy has proclaimed that "sand is not scary, it is silly" and she is "brave and is gonna walk on the sand." Now she has been saying this for months, but then chickens out when it actually comes time to approach the sand. But ever since Maria left, she has been walking in the sand (slowly but surely). Another reason why it was great that the Rivera's visited when they did.

I am dreading when the weather gets too cold for us to frequent the playgrounds. Oak Park has wonderful playgrounds and we have definitely had fun this summer exploring them. Although Lucy is getting so brave, she makes me a little nervous with how adventurous she is on the slides!
We have really enjoyed spending time at the Oak Park pools this summer. I am so sad that they have closed for the season. Lucy loved splashing around in the water and did a great job of playing independently. Below are pictures of our last visit to the pool for the summer.