Yesterday, I took Kate to the Fountain of Rings at Centennial Olympic Park. We had been to the children's museum, and I brought Kate's bathing suit along so afterward we could walk over and check out the fountains. Tanna and I thought Kate would love splashing around in them. We were wrong! LOL!
The place was packed, and Kate liked watching all the kids playing in the water. But when I tried to take her up to the fountains, she was having none of it. I even tried to show her how fun it could be--especially the little fountain area for toddlers. Alas, she was content to watch from a distance. Oh well, at least it was free!
We came straight home, and--since she was already dressed for it--we hit the pool for a few minutes before eating lunch. She liked that a lot better!
I took some photos and am posting some of the signs. I searched and searched online for information about the Fountain of Rings (specifically, information about kids splashing and playing in the fountains, etc.), but all I could find was info about the water show. Maybe I was looking in the wrong place. Anyway, maybe these pics will help someone out there ... Enjoy!
Overall view with CNN keeping watch over the flocks by night ... and day. (It is a 24-hour network, after all.)
Caution! If you take a photo, your reflection may show up in the sign! Caution!
Be ye advised
Content to watch from afar
This is about as close as she got (after I put her down), and this didn't last long.
She liked walking around the sitting area.
Back at home, Kate is happier to play in the pool (or at least on the steps).
"POOL!" One of Kate's favorite words these days. In this photo, she is actually pointing to the pool and saying "POOL!"
As a former Atlanta girl myself (and a live-in nanny while I was there) -- I would recommend the fountains at the Atlanta Botanical Garden if you haven't tried those yet! Much smaller and not as crowded. The girls I watched absolutely loved going there. In the summer we would go probably 1-2x a week -- we had season passes to the garden and it was the best money spent. And if you've already been, ignore this comment and I'll go back to lurking! :)
ReplyDeleteToo cute! Love her bathing suit!
ReplyDeleteADORABLE!!! I love her bathing suits!
ReplyDeleteLove the bathing suit and the little model- adorable! Where is our baby? She is a big girl now!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat place- I bet the older gals would like the sprinklers.
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Thanks, everyone! And thank you, Sarah, for the tip. We've been to the botanical garden, but not to the fountains there. We'll have to check it out sometime. :o)
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