I remember when my own kids had a lemonade stand when they were little. Being in Bend a few weeks back and having the grandkids and their friends do a lemonade stand on one side of the street (boys) and selling water across the street (girls) was a competition that was really fun to watch. Each stand brought in some money- enough to make them happy and the proceeds were going to pay for them to get their yogurt with tasty toppings at All Mixed Up - down the street from the park (which is where I hung out a lot with the grandkids).
The neighborhood is filled with kids and in the center is Compass Park - There are four or so streets with entrances to the park - and it's designed with a compass in mind. The boys were at one of the entrances to the park and the girls was in front of one of their houses across the street.
The girls had a good set up with a big table.
My granddaughter MacKenzie.
The boys on the other hand, had a small desk out of Jake's bedroom and a cash register, a lemonade sign and Jake's favorite sign of all his "Open/Closed" sign.
The guy with the helmet is my grandson Hunter who lives with us now - and Jakey is the little guy. The kid in the middle just moved in next door to them.
It was really funny - when the girls heard the boys were having a lemonade stand - they immediately began to plot to take business away from them. Girls can be conniving and wow...did they have a gleeful time taking business away from the guys.
I didn't get photos of all the action taking place but there were quite a few people who stopped by and gave both groups their business.
The lemonade was very tasty - I bought a few cups. One guy said he would have bought it but since it was a powered lemonade mix - he declined. He wanted all organic ingredients, lol.
Jakey is serious about getting customers - he was quite vocal - " Come and get your lemonade...great lemonade right here - come and get it.
Hey wait a minute - I just noticed a bottle of water at his little stand - did he cross over into enemy territory and make a purchase.
He looks forlorn here - but this was just a moment in time. Actually - he loves his sign and would stop and spend a moment with it quite often. He also has an open and closed sign that lights up when you plug it in - such as you see in a store - and every day he puts it in the window of his bedroom with the open sign on and at night turns it around to indicate the house hold is closed.
The neighborhood is filled with kids and in the center is Compass Park - There are four or so streets with entrances to the park - and it's designed with a compass in mind. The boys were at one of the entrances to the park and the girls was in front of one of their houses across the street.
The girls had a good set up with a big table.
My granddaughter MacKenzie.
The boys on the other hand, had a small desk out of Jake's bedroom and a cash register, a lemonade sign and Jake's favorite sign of all his "Open/Closed" sign.
The guy with the helmet is my grandson Hunter who lives with us now - and Jakey is the little guy. The kid in the middle just moved in next door to them.
I didn't get photos of all the action taking place but there were quite a few people who stopped by and gave both groups their business.
The lemonade was very tasty - I bought a few cups. One guy said he would have bought it but since it was a powered lemonade mix - he declined. He wanted all organic ingredients, lol.
Jakey is serious about getting customers - he was quite vocal - " Come and get your lemonade...great lemonade right here - come and get it.
Hey wait a minute - I just noticed a bottle of water at his little stand - did he cross over into enemy territory and make a purchase.
He looks forlorn here - but this was just a moment in time. Actually - he loves his sign and would stop and spend a moment with it quite often. He also has an open and closed sign that lights up when you plug it in - such as you see in a store - and every day he puts it in the window of his bedroom with the open sign on and at night turns it around to indicate the house hold is closed.
8 comments:
I am SO glad you put these pictures up!! This is SO CUTE of them all and the pictures give a good idea of what the area look like. (like heaven if you ask me)!!
ohmygosh.
all is well with the world. little kids still have lemonade stands. and ahem... water stands!
i'm taking a break from blogging and commenting. (LOL. as you can see here.)
but will be here reading quietly and totally enjoying EVERYTHING you do!!!
ya just gotta love jake. and his love of his signs. LOL. how adorable can it get? ♥
So adorable, first I'd go for the lemonade, it's so refreshing ...than water but only if it were cold warm water on hot summer, not good, still how adorable !
YOu got that right - to me it feels like heaven walking around there. A good life for kids. reminds me of our childhood.
thanks Tammy - i enjoyed that day as much as the kids did - i soaked in their positive vibes. Enjoy your break! Blogging and visiting can take up a lot of time.
Lorraine - it was funny when I realized the girls were not selling very cold water, but people still bought some... neighbors can be wonderful at times. Unless they have dogs that bark 24/7 (have had those kinds of dogs in the neighborhood before).
Dear Sandy, I'm leaving Blog land for however I need any alone time i can find in this all too crowded apt, if I ever get a house again, i will return, stay well my friend
This is such a cute post. I bet that was so much fun watching those kids. Haha! I love that they were competing against each other. :-D
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