kiddie carnival

Mindy's freebie hunting skills are good too, and she let us in on this little secret. A free kiddie carnival at Discovery Green. Yes please. The rides were free, the games (although we didn't play them) were free, the face paint was free. Love it.  Plus Logan and Summer were there, and you can't have a better day without them. We got there right when it was supposed to open to be sure to beat the crowd. The kids ran around for a while while we waited.

First ride was a tea cup style ride. It spun pretty fast and 1/2 way through Lullaby wanted me to hold her head up. Logan, Matix and Hawken rode together and had a blast. Lullaby liked it too, at first.  Mindy got a quick video too, while she held on to Summer and Solace.

The face paint was crazy impressive. They had air brushes and every color you could ask for. Matix got a dinosaur skeleton on one side and slash marks on the other. Lullaby wanted this rainbow zebra thing, but after she found out it was an airbrush, she only wanted the stripes on one side. Usually she loves to get her face painted, but apparently only the old fashioned way, with brushes. :)  Hawk didn't want anything, he just wanted to run down the hill.

Close ups from home, Matix was crabby because I just told him that it wasn't permanent and will come off soon. He thought he got a real tattoo.

Then it was the swings. At one point the boys took off their seat belt and the operator had to run around holding them in their seats. Good grief. These boys.  We went on a few times, since the line was short. Mindy was a good sport and rode with Hawken, since Matix and Logan wanted to ride together.

Then we let the kids run, and ran they did. Up and down this tiny hill. I'm glad we didn't have to pay for anything at the carnival, because I would have felt like I wasted my money since the hill next to it was just as fun for the kids. :) Of course.

Such a fun morning. Thanks Mindy for the free find!