Monday, May 04, 2009

A Weekend Getaway

We spent the weekend in Grand Forks and while the Man was at his conference - Scout and I went to the Big BIG BIG Water Park - it was a lot of fun - as only lots water, slides and play can be...

The big slide that all the kids call the 'toilet bowl' - I finally went down it one too many times and made myself sort of carsick - but that was getting on up later in the afternoon - so we still had plenty of fun on it before I called it quits...

The giant water bucket dump is a lot of fun too...

...it's even more fun if you lie down...make sure you close your eyes and nose tight 'though...

Then, Sunday after church we found this Japanese Garden...

It was a pretty spring day - of course nothing is blooming yet - but it was pretty and peaceful anyway...

There were lots of ducks...

Scout loved the pretty waterway...

and a pretty bridge...

There were lots of pretty statues...

and lots of birdsong...

Scout had to find a way over to the 'island'...he succeeded of course - but I don't really think you were supposed to go over there (else they would have put a proper bridge - right?)...

5 comments:

  1. looks like so much fun!
    what a great weekend!

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  2. yes, what a nice way to spend a weekend!

    love, k

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  3. Really nice garden, glad you found it and had time to explore. Weather must be better (short Sleeves). E

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  4. What a ridiculously large water slide! Wow! Looks like fun though... and that park- what a fun find! I bet it's beautiful once everything blooms.

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  5. The toilet bowl ride looks scary but I am sure after riding it once would be heaps of fun.

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