Mid-July Fun

 

It was a busy, crazy, fun, exhausting week.  We sure packed a lot into just seven days!!

Aidan was off to hockey camp each day this week.  And Maura attended KidFest on Tues, Wed and Thurs mornings.  She has gone the past few years and absolutely loves it.  She starts looking forward to it each year as soon as the end of the school year is getting close.  It's basically a Vacation Bible School...but much more extreme.  Lots of kids, lots of volunteers, lots of inflatable water slides, lots of Bible lessons and lot and lots of FUN !! 

Tuesday after KidFest...Aunt Kristy and cousin Tatum came with me to pick Maura up so we could go on a little adventure.  Our first stop was Chick-fil-A for Cow Appreciation Day which meant free meals for everyone dressed in cow print.

With bellies full of Chick-fil-A we headed over the 7-11 because it was also 7-11 Day (July 11th)...which meant free Slurpees for everyone !!

Later that night we all went to the local Carnival

Why is it so hard to get two kids to look in the same direction at the same time for a picture??!!

 Maura took her little cousins on the kiddie rides,

then she and Aidan would run off to ride the big kid rides.

Until Aidan ran into his friends,

then he ditched us...

only to come back asking for money.

 

We spent plenty of money on the carnival games but all we won to take home with us was a little goldfish.

Thursday after KidFest I took Maura to the pool with Aunt Kristy, Tatum and Teagan. 

Thursday evening was the KidFest Family Finale.

Unfortunately it was raining, we still made the best of it, but it would have been so much more fun without the rain.

The girls enjoyed the water slides...

when you're yet why not get more wet.

Maura with cousins Charlotte and Whitney

There was a traveling petting zoo under tents so we spent some time there trying to keep dry.

 

 Cousins Tatum and Teagan came along too

 

There were food trucks and vendors everywhere and the main event, a bike stunt show, was supposed to take place in the parking lot.  But, because of the rain they moved it inside to the auditorium ??!!
Yes, they rode motorcycles up and down the aisles doing all kinds of fancy starts, stops and wheelies.

While we waiting for the show to start there was a slideshow with pictures from the whole week.

Maura and Charlotte made it to the big screen !!



 

On Friday my sister and I took the girls bowling

 Boy was that a lot of work to keep 4 little ones happy while having to wait their turn,

and try to make sure they didn't pinch their fingers or drop a ball on their foot.

Phew!!

 

Friday night was a sleepover,

with plenty of popcorn and ice cream cones.

 

Saturday we had cousin Daniel's Graduation Party at our house

 

All the decorations Aunt Dawn set up were so cute.

Already has me thinking for Riley's graduation in just two short years.