When I was a little girl we carved boats out of cucumbers from my grandma's garden and spent the afternoon sailing them in the little pond water feature that was tucked in the back corner of her farmhouse. It was a fun and simple tradition, and one that we've recreated before. Thanks to the beauty and accountability of the blog, the kids requested that we make cucumber boats again this summer. So we did!
First we carved,
then we headed to Des Moines
except... the water wasn't flowing in the city creek we had chosen for our boat races. Oops.
We found a bit of running water, but nothing strong enough to really get the boats going.
And boy was it hot! So we switched to Plan B- the stone park that Noah had also discovered via a blog book and wanted to explore. Twenty minutes in the wrong direction and we were eventually there!
Except there wasn't any moving water there, either. Boy, my memory was failing me! Still, we tried to give our cucumber boats a ride in the fountains.
And even though our boat racing efforts failed, it didn't stop us from having fun!
And neither did the heat!
The girls tried to stay dry,
The boys, not so much.
Eventually everyone was soaked and cooled off and happy.
Despite the failed cucumber efforts, we still had fun!
Here's to another shot at recreating cucumber boat memories...kind of!
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