Scared of sprinklers

Just when you think they can't possibly be scared of another thing, something else surfaces.  I attempted to set up a sprinkler today for them to run through.  It was a kid's sprinkler that was very low to the ground.  More like a little fountian.  Thomas has never been a fan of sprinklers.  He would tolerate when he was little and last year seemed to somewhat enjoy them.  This year though he wants nothing to do with them or splash pads and neither does Liam. Liam is terrified of them. Thomas verbalized that he doesn't like them splashing his face so I am thinking Liam might feel the same way and is just expressing it as a 3 year old would with a full out tantrum when he gets near one.  Long story short, it was a complete fail.  I feel bad, but sometimes I just want to scream, "Can you just be normal and run through a damn sprinkler like every other kid!"  LOL! Every day is an adventure!