Carnival Fun

Been keeping these kids busy and in the Halloween spirit by hitting up some carnivals around town this week!  Last Friday we went into St. George for the Spooky Town Fair.  It was crazy busy!  The kids didn't care much for trick-or-treating at the booths because the lines were so long; all they wanted to do was play on the bounce houses!  So we went on a few bounce houses and then played some games and won some prizes.  Overall the kids had lots of fun and were definitely worn out from the evening and all the candy they ate!

Saturday Brandon dropped by after his trip this week with a surprise for Kylie and Hayden:  Rocks!  He got them some pretty colorful rocks from Bryce Canyon which the kids really liked.  Then he took them to the dinosaur park to play.  Later that afternoon we did a craft: spiders!  Hayden made sure to take my picture too, because I was only getting some of him and Kylie apparently!  After we made our spiders we hung them from the ceiling, much to the kids excitement.

On Monday we hit up another carnival here in Washington.  When we first arrived Hayden was saying "I'm scared!  Let's go home!" because they had you go through this little tunnel engulfed in fog.  Luckily that was the only scary part!  First we did the bounce houses, before they got too busy.  Always a favorite!  Unfortunately, one of the bounce houses collapses while the kids were inside.  All the kids got out safe except for Hayden, who managed to tangle his foot in the netting.  Poor kid was super terrified, but we got him out ok.  I wonder if that incident will scar him for life against bounce houses...

Then we did some trick-or-treating at the vendor booths before heading to the dance room.  My first impression?  Lame.  Let's go home.  Luckily my kids are not like me and immediatley embraced the loud music, dancing lights and runway.  They both danced for a good hour before we went home!  Hayden would only dance with others... Kylie or Sophia... while Kylie found some friends from school that she danced with!

There are a few more 'Halloween Carnivals' before actual Halloween, but after attending these two I am beat.  We need a little break before celebrating Halloween for real! Plus keeping track of these two kids by myself in these crowded events is exhausting in itself!!