a carnival is elementary fun!

last week was the annual elementary school, pta fundraiser carnival. we love it. it's the only fundraiser we have to endure each year, and we always have fun! it's nothing big, but the kids love it, and thus, i do too. you can't beat a cheap dinner that doesn't cost much! besides the hotdogs and nachos, there is a collection of big inflatable "rides" and standard fare games (fish pond, plinko, wheel of prizes, etc.).

plus with cousins attending the same school, the boys can count on seeing someone they know. here they are as dinner winds down.



meanwhile, my baby has decided than when someone says "say cheese," to take them quite literally.


i did have a blast watching the big boys go crazy on the inflatables, but was easily more entertained watching my baby who has now mastered the slide!




as meemer noted on her blog, he declares most trips down the slide as "awesome!" very fun and extremely cute. of course it was harder to get him off the playground than it was to get the older two off the games and inflatables!