1st Carnival

October is a VERY busy month in our part of the country. We did so much, it's doubtful it will all make the blog. However, one thing that will is the night we went to the carnival and the fireworks. Our kids had never experienced either of the two...deprived, right? At any rate, I tried describing what we were going to do that evening. Either I didn't do a very good job or they were a little reluctant about it. Above is a picture of them when we left our house.

Here we are- all loaded up and ready to go. Can you see the enthusiasm on the face of the one in the middle? As we approached the carnival grounds, little eyes started sparkling...particularly in the eyes of CJ. As we stopped to purchase their bands for rides, he started squealing and jumping up and down with delight.

The first ride they got on was the one pictured above. I might add that it was the only ride Miss EE got on. She didn't object to getting on this one, and she didn't cry while she was on it. However, when she got out, she demanded that she get back in the stroller, and that is where she remained for the rest of the night.

Carnivals...well, they just aren't her thing. Can you see her excitement?! Haha!

The boys were just tickled! They loved the night at the carnival. This truck was only about the second or third thing they rode. I was a lil' concerned about CJ because about mid way through the ride, he cocked his lil' head back and closed his eyes. My guess is that he was dizzy, but thankfully, he never spewed. He did that on one other ride as well.

The planes were a favorite of the boys. They rode them several times. BA would ride most of the rides, but he knew when to say "no!" CJ on the other hand, begged to get on almost everything there. The more daring it was, the more it appealed to him.

I chuckle every time I think of the boys riding the carousel. I tried my best to convince EE to ride with me, but she insisted that she stay in the stroller. Anyway, I thought BA was nuts when he finished the ride and told me, "Mom, I won the race!" He was clearly excited and it was obvious he really thought he won something. Later on in the evening, Ben explained to me that he made a game out of the ride. He told them whoever ended at the ticket man won the race. The boys thought that was the goal of the ride, and I still laugh when I hear them say, "We won!"

This is the wild ride we eventually let CJ get on...and only because his older cousin volunteered to hop on with him. The picture doesn't show, but it went around faster than I like to recall. I still can't believe that he rode it, but I guess I have the picture to prove it. After this ride, we walked down to see the fireworks.

I'm not that great of a fireworks photographer, but here are a few pictures I managed to snap.

The boys were really impressed with them, but once again, EE was less than thrilled.

I failed to mention that Papa & Meme joined us for the evening. I'm so glad they did. It was nice to have someone to share the fun evening with :)

Finally, at the van, I did manage to get a grin from my girl. Why would she grin? Beause we were leaving!