Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Kansas Adventures, August; Part 3

When we were at the Botanica, we gave the children each a penny to throw into the wishing well. Hannah would not tell us what she wished for "I can't tell you!", but Sophia said "I was making a wish that you would take us to McDonald's for lunch!" Wishes come true with Nanas and Papas!
For the last part of our adventure, we took a stroll down Douglas in Wichita. There are some wonderful sculptures - 31 in all!








"We would like 2 chocolate shakes and hamburgers, please"

Big sculptures and small ones. We didn't see the lizard or swallow on planters or a skunk or hawk. We will have to go back another time to try to find more!





We are from a small town, no apologies, so these sky scrapers wowed the girls! Our downtown has 2-story buildings.

What a fun day we adventuring in Wichita, KS!
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7 comments:

  1. Marc, Sarah, Luke, and KateAugust 30, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    It's amazing what grandparents do...Luke always seems to get "Sonic" or "Pizza Hut" out of my parents :) Too funny....

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  2. SarahTAugust 30, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    What a fun day! We loved the Botanica when we went with my parents a couple of weeks ago. How special that the girls live close and you can all share in the fun!

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  3. Rich and Carolyn DeweyAugust 30, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    Loving your very fun day! We love the sculptures too. Really add to the downtown! A great outing for everyone, I'm sure!

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  4. More than just okayAugust 31, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    I love the outdoor sculptures downtown. And if you go in the Bank IV building (that's its name from when I was working downtown many years ago) I believe there is an Alexander Calder mobile there.

    I want to take Anna downtown to see those, but waiting for more pleasant temperatures. I love the little park between the buildings near Douglas and Main, too.

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  5. Blu-I'd-BlondeSeptember 1, 2011 at 12:27 AM

    Love your pictures. My goodness, Hannah looks more like Jill every year. So much joy in unexpected places.

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  6. DustinSeptember 1, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    People say there's nothing to do in Wichita. Fine Job pointing out some of the neat things here in town.

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  7. DianaSeptember 15, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    I've always loved Douglas Street in Wichita... the woman pointing and the baby cow sniffing at the duckies are my favorite sculpures. I need to take my own grandkids to Botanica for a fun day. Been too long since I was there myself!

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