The Great Dollar Store Water Gun Adventure: A Springtime Memory Worth a Million! 💦
- SLB Adventures
- Jun 5
- 2 min read
You ever have one of those totally unplanned, completely random days that ends up living rent-free in your memory forever? Well buckle up, because I had one of those this spring and it all started with a mission to get absolutely nothing important from the dollar store. Or so I thought.
It was one of those warm, golden spring afternoons. The kind where the breeze smells like cut grass and childhood, and you just know your kids are plotting something chaotic and sticky in the backyard. Mine were already bouncing off the walls with the kind of energy that says, “We’ve had sugar... and ideas.” Dangerous combo.
Suddenly, my youngest yells, "We need water guns!" And just like that, we’re on an epic quest to the dollar store because obviously, that’s where all great adventures begin.
Mission: Dollar Store Water Arsenal
The moment we walked in, it felt like we’d entered a chaotic candy-colored armory. Neon water blasters lined the shelves like some low-budget sci-fi movie. Some were shaped like dolphins, others like miniature Super Soakers from the '90s. My kids' eyes lit up like it was Christmas in July.
We grabbed everything that looked like it could soak a sibling from 20 feet. Dollar store employees gave us that “we hope you live through this” look. I gave a thumbs-up like, “I’m probably not making dinner tonight.”
Water Fight of the Century
Back home, it was game ON.
The neighborhood became a battlefield of belly laughs and soaked t-shirts. Shoes were optional, puddles were mandatory, and every grown up within earshot was secretly jealous. We got ambushed by kids from three houses down, and before I knew it, I was hiding behind the mailbox, dual-wielding dollar store water pistols like a suburban action hero.
And right there in the middle of squeals, soaked hair, and grass-stained knees I had this pause.
Never Miss This
Life moves fast. Too fast. Groceries, work calls, bills, dishes… it’s easy to miss the magic hidden in these random, ridiculous moments. But here’s the truth:
The unplanned days are the ones your kids remember. Not the perfect vacations or the Pinterest parties.But the spontaneous, muddy, water-gun-wielding chaos of being present. Of saying “yes” to silly things. Of turning a dollar store run into a core memory.
So here’s your reminder: When your kid asks for water guns on a Tuesday afternoon, say yes.Make a mess.Chase them down the street.Be the reason they laugh so hard they fall over.
Because childhood is short, and so are springs. But these memories? These are forever.
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