Joel and I have loved living in Olympia for 3 years now and sadly have not taken a day to hang out down town. So when this afternoon was dreary but remotely warm, we took a very boring Sunday and made it a fabulous afternoon downtown Olympia.
We started at the Downtown Oly Fountain. I found a pair of B's swim trunks in the back seat and changed him out of his jeans for some fun. I don't know that much about the fountain other than it runs during the summer days until 5pm and there are always many children running around like crazy little people.
Bennett was a bit apprehensive at first and then jumped right in, it made me a bit nervous because that water comes out pretty hard and I didn't want him to be blown down... so I joined in the fun trying desperately to calculate the pattern so that I wouldn't get wet...
We left the fountain heading on a quick loop through a few of my favorite places. We started at Wind Up Toys, it is an amazing little toy store and Bennett went crazy. We left Wind Up in hopes of ruining our dinners with some old fashion Ice Cream. We thought the Farmers Market would come through for us but they were sadly packing up for the day so we headed for the Boardwalk in hopes of some luck. Although there wasn't ice cream Bennett scored with this adorable waterfront park...
We made a final stop as we aimed for where we parked our car at the fountain as it was winding down for the day and Bennett was the only kid. For those that don't know Olympia, that is the state capital building in the background... I love these pictures...
And after we were certain the fountain had turned off... we let him explore a bit :)
With our hopes of an old fashion ice cream shop completely gone we had settled on hitting a Dairy Queen drive thru on the way home... but as we turned our last corner there was a cafe that serves good old fashion ice cream... we took our little dishes out to the park and chowed down...
What a special day with my guys!
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