One Louisville Mama: Our Free(ish) Summer

I'm back (I'm back in the saddle again). Sorry, that song has been jumping into my head all day. Can't make it stop! Anyways, we have had an AMAZING and BUSY summer so far. I can't believe we are halfway through July already! We have done lots of free things and lots of not-so-free things. I would like to say that this has been a great summer for not spending a lot of money on activities, but honestly, that would not be true. We have saved money on some things, and then spent it the next day on other things. But we sure have had fun doing it. I am going to try and get caught up the next few weeks, starting with today's post - The Louisville Waterfront

Cost - Free (we did pick up some ice cream afterwards for a total of $8)
Fun - 5, lots of fun, lots to do
Mom Stress Level - High, very very HIGH

Although this place is great and we had a fabulous time, I do not recommend anyone going there alone with 3 kids. You definitely should have a 1 to 1 kid to adult ratio. I can not stress this enough. Luckily, my friends B and B joined me with their kids, but it was still very hard to keep up with everyone. This place is huge. There is a big splash area with spray hoses and fountains; and there are also 3 (or maybe 4) other playgrounds. The kids had a blast. They went from one thing to the next and then back and forth, back and forth. It was sort of like a whirlwind of activity. We started out in the splash area

where you can let the water spray you in the eye...

or you can crawl under the water tunnels...

but then make sure you go to the first playground and look for your friends coming down the slide.

Then decide maybe you would rather be back at the water area...

and run under some more water tunnels.

Then you spot another playground in the distance, this one even bigger than the last, so you run over and climb the mountain a few times, walk across the bridges, go down the slides...