Fun in the fountains

On Tuesday, our ward playgroup headed for Atwater park on Lake Michigan. Normally when you go lake-side you expect a nice cool breeze and often about 10 degrees cooler than where our house is. No luck. It was just as hot and muggy by the lake as at our house.
After a while, a few of us decided to make the hike down the 7 long steep flights of stairs to the beach, hoping for some cool water. Unfortunately, Michigan Lake and summer often equals an algal bloom and yucky water. Yea for us, it was quite slimy.
Next stop: Bayshore Mall and the fountains for the kids to rinse off in and have some clean water to play in!

It's like a forest of water!

Avery loved getting nailed in the face!
Of course, heavy wet jean shorts on a skinny frame leads to a lot of this:
Carson: not so in love with the water. The first thing I did after seeing he wasn't having any of it was to take him over and hold his legs and butt over the fountain so I could at least get him rinsed off. At least that probably helped keep him cool as he just sat and watched...
Towards the end he did decide to check it out a little closer. Of course, the one he chooses to look at ends up being the solo shot of water at that moment! Yeah, he backed up pretty quickly, but at least he didn't run away freaked or anything...
Here's Avery and Hailey waiting for the spray as little Sadie and her big sis Brooklyn enjoy the spray from their seats...
And when you wait for the spray - this is what happens... why Avery likes to take it in the face I do not know...
I just had to add this picture because I thought it funny how, with something like fountains to play in, only kids would find interest in a grate...
How cute is this? And impressive balance to boot! Sadie loved the water so much that apparently clapping her hands alone wasn't enough to express her joy.
In the end, Nora said it best how she and Carson felt - SO over it...
Thanks for some fun Jenni, Hailey & Nora, and Nikki, Brooklyn, Ty & Sadie!