Kids Karnival

Tonight our church transformed its parking lot into a ginormous carnival complete with 6 or 7 inflatables, lots of games, concessions, a petting zoo, and several giant screens featuring the Rangers' win in the World Series. It was really a site to see!

We got the kids dressed in their digs (Cade -- Perry the Platypus, Jack -- Darth Vader, and Claire -- butterfly) and headed up there.




We were there early to make sure our booth game was set up and to deliver some first aid supplies. Most of the games weren't ready yet, so we headed over to the petting zoo area and watched the workers unload the critters. The llama, Lorenzo, liked Cade quite a bit.


We then headed over to one of the inflatables: an obstacle course. Cade had no trouble with it and went through and over it many many times. But Jack and Claire had trouble with a large climbing wall. But they had fun climbing up half way and then sliding back down. They did this for about 15 minutes before we pulled them out. Bigger kids were starting to come in and run them over!





We then took the kids around to the games where they played and gathered the all important candy.



We stopped to eat some hot dogs before venturing to our community group's booth game, PLINKO (think The Price is Right).








Lastly we stopped back by the petting zoo where we could now enter and pet the critters. Only Jack was frightened as all get out. And Claire wasn't too keen on being inside the fenced in area with the animals. So I stayed with them while Cade chased the bunnies, the chickens, the ducks, the llama, the shetland pony, and the little pig. I had to drag Cade out of there; I think he would have stayed in there all night if I had let him






We had a great time!!!