We can play in this without bathing suits??

My desert city kids were SOOOOO excited when Speannie suggested we drive to a creek down the road a piece from her house to wade in the water, assuming it had some water. After driving several miles down dirt roads and going over one lane bridges that had no water flowing under them, we made it to an area that met if not exceeded their expectations. The kids were so surprised that I let them get in the water with their clothes on and not their bathing suits.

The water ended up being a little deeper than expected (a little over their knees) and the rocks were slippery (so #4 tells me). #4 "slipped" and got ALL his clothes wet, so that opened the door for the rest to follow suit. They got to wade/swim in the creek and can't wait to go back.

Again, my little city dwellers surprised me in the fact that NONE of them were scared of the little fish swimming around their legs. They were actually trying to catch the little fish with their hands. They stand back from the lobster tank at Wal-Mart!

We met some other people who pointed out the a better swimming hole was just around the bend but I think our knee deep fun will work out just fine.