Pony Rides and Cotton Candy

Saturday afternoon we headed out to a local carnival put on by one of the churches in Lee's Summit. Everything was free! It included food, drinks, cotton candy, games, "jumpy things", a petting zoo, pony rides, train rides, and many other things. When we first arrived Lauren watched everybody and everything going on before she decided what she wanted to do. She would only jump in the "jumpy thing" (as Lauren calls them) that was pink and purple and had princesses on the outside. She also enjoyed watching the clowns handing out the balloons.

Her two favorite things were the pony rides and the cotton candy. She kept telling us she wanted to ride the ponies and last year when we tried to ride the pony she cried and cried. There was a very long line for the pony rides, so Mark waited in line while Lauren and I went and got cotton candy. The cotton candy kept her entertained while we waited for the ponies. Then when it was her turn Mark put her on the pony and she loved it. She smiled, laughed, and even pet the pony. We got several great pictures. When we were done Lauren continued eating her cotton candy...and you can see from the pictures she enjoyed the whole thing! She had cotton candy on her face, eyes, and hands, but she loved it!

On another note....Lauren LOVED swim lessons this morning. We put her hair in a pony tail so it would not get wet because she kept saying all week "I don't want my hair to get wet." Silly girl...

One other thing...you would think walking around a carnival for over 2 hours in the afternoon heat, vacuuming, and mopping the kitchen floor might start some contractions...NOTHING...I feel nothing...just completely tired from doing all that in one day.