Sadly we had to say goodbye to Mom today as she had to go to her Conference that goes for the next 4 days. At least Mom and Dad got to have breakfast together as the kids slept in. Once the kids woke up we started on our random wandering of Des Moines.
First things first we walked to the Scenic Route Bakery a couple blocks away for a iced coffee or three. Turns out an iced latte for the middle boy was still to ‘coffee’ even with 3 sugars.
too many selfies.
First stop was Barnes & Noble for a novel for each kid for reading later on. The little guy had a sample tiny cup of passion fruit green tea something or other and immediately wanted a large glass of that delicious tasty pink juice! And luckily we got a $1 off coupon when we bought our books, the stars aligned.
Costco was next. And unlike Regina this Costco was not full of a quarter of all citizens within 10 miles of the place. The kids surprisingly enjoyed Costco, unlike at home. Except the sample pieces of tiny pizza both attacked the boys and fell on their shirts, oy!
costco couches are perfect for tired kids.
For lunch our daughter decided on Cheesecake Cafe, Dad did not argue. The food was good and we all took leftovers.
grilled cheese cut like how Grandpa does it!
And then we tried to tackle the cheesecakes. FML. Foolishly Dad allowed each kid to pick a slice, which lead to a slice of red velvet cheesecake, oreo cheesecake and a massive slice of chocolate cake.
“oreo goes in my oreo hole!!!!” exact qote.
red velvet was ridiculous, cream cheese frosting and cheesecake…
We failed is all I need to say. Not a single piece was finished in restaurant.
more skipbo.
Then after a long relax and almost 2 hours in the pool everyone, sans Mom who was still conferencing, walked across the river and explored Downtown Des Moines.
you can see the Embassy Suite across the river.
take my picture in front of that tall one there.
showing off his mad piano skills.
In no time we found the coolest place!! Fong’s Pizza looks like an old chinese restaurant on the outside and a dive bar crossed with a tiki bar on the inside. But this all comes together with a stellar menu and amazing pizza.
Fong’s Pizza is a small little space with so much personality.
we can selfie as well as the other two.
We ordered 3 personal pizzas, one cheese, one meatzilla and one ham, pineapple and basil. Dad almost ordered a crab rangoon pizza but thought twice as he was still full of cheesecake.
meatzilla on top and ham, pineapple and basil on the bottom.
The service was great, the pizza was better and Dad bough the damn shirt! Highly recommend this place if you make in to Iowa.
By this time Mom was done for the day and she walked over and met us at a beautiful park/garden behind the World Food Prize building along the river. This was a great finish to the day as we had brought the books we bought earlier and we just hung out and read and ran around and splashed in the fountain.
garden behind the World Food Prize building.
such a beautiful fountain soon to be defiled by the boys.
beautiful place to spend an evening.
just awesome!
Now bed time as tomorrow is a beach day at the Raccoon River.
