Carnival Fun!

Every year, a large catholic church in town puts on a huge carnival for one weekend in their parking lot. I took the girls two years ago but we didn't go last year. This year, the girls really wanted to go so we headed over there after Daddy got home from church.  

First stop was the petting zoo. The girls loved holding little chicks. Kyle wanted to hold one until he he felt its sharp little feet. He then wanted nothing to do with it. Makena held a bunny but the poor thing was shaking so badly. Kyle loved the miniature pony and spent most of his time petting it. 

The kids rode a lot of rides. They loved all of them and we loved watching them have so much fun. Their first ride was of course the motorcycles. 

I think she's ready for a real one!

I loved that they had plenty of rides that Kyle was tall enough to go on. 

I read on the website that they had pony rides. Makena was so excited but when we got there we found out there were no pony rides. She was sad but was probably just as happy to ride the merry-go-round. She loves horses -- even the hard plastic kind!

 

It was getting hot and we ran out of ride tickets so we went to play some games in the tent. The games were made for little ones and every player won a prize. The people working the booths were super sweet to the kids and didn't mind when Kyle stood closer than he was supposed to or when the girls didn't quite toss the beanbag in the right spot. The kids were so excited to win prizes. 

We look forward to the carnival again next year!

Hide and Go Seek!

We have a mattress on the floor in Makena's room.  Lately, Karis has been crawling under the covers to hide.  So, today we played hide-and-go-seek.

We were downstairs in the family room and I told her to go hide.  She ran into Makena's room as she knew exactly where she wanted to hide.  As I climbed the stairs, I told her I was coming to look for her.  It was easy to find her, not only because she was giggling the entire time but because she only hid her head under the covers.

She wanted to play again.  This time, I told her I was going to count to five and then come look for her.  Again, it was easy to find her.  Not only because she was in the same place, but because she counted out loud to five with me.

I love the innocence of this child!  Some days with the kids are a test of patience but days like these are so sweet!

Here is a photo of our Playdoh time earlier in the day.  She especially loved the one of her and Fluffy (her blankie).