SV 20: Fountain Fun

We made it to Memorial Fountain today and boy was it crowded! Archer dove (ran, actually) right in and was soaked within seconds. Shelly was a little timid. I walked around with her and eventually got her laughing and enjoying the water but it was short-lived. Then she became nervous again and wouldn't cross the line from the bricks to the pavement where the fountain began. I thought if I walked around the outside with her and casually came closer to the water she might not notice. Wrong!! She set her feet and pulled back, refusing to cross the line. I thought she was distracted but she knew exactly where that line was and stayed on her side of it. No coaxing would bring her across. Archer once again declared "this is the best day EVER!" (I've lost count of the number of times I've heard it, but its great that he's having so many best days!) And Shelly announced "I'm hungry!" (Don't these children ever get enough to eat?? Doesn't their mother feed them??) We stayed until we heard thunder and saw a big dark cloud rolling in, then it was time to go home, have a snack and take a nap.