A day at the fountains

We were kind of bored one afternoon and decided to drive to the Gateway out door shopping center in Salt Lake. There is a central park plaza there that was put in for the 2002 SLC Olympics. It is built of triangular stone slabs with holes. Through the holes squirts water. For most of the time the water squirts out the holes randomly, so you may get hit and you may not. You will be surprised. We were wondering why there were so many teenagers playing in the water fully clothed and asked somebody. They told us they were waiting for the music. Then all of a sudden the Olympic theme song started playing and the water was no longer squirting randomly but it was synchronized to the music. With crescendos the water volume and height increased and really blasted those standing in the middle. Looked like great fun for the young at heart. Good thing we had the kids' swim suits already in place and let them at it. As soon as the music was over the teens disappeared.
Cautiously they approach. What's going to happen? Are we going to get squirted from that hole or not?

Erik decided to stand over a hole to see what would happen. Nothing right now. Ellie on the other hand was dancing and bouncing her way thought the plaza getting blasted now and again and having a ball.

Then it was time to put the baby in the mix. He liked the water on the stones. But I was concerned that he would happen to put his face over one of the water outlets and get water shoved up his nose. Didn't happen so he was okay.

But Charlie just loved it. And all the girls around him were going "ga-ga" over him.

Here he is coming in from one of his swims. "I want to do this again, Mom!"

Here is a little fountain action for you.