Carnival and Kite Flying

Since most of the 4th of July festivities were cancelled the actual 4th, they took place the next day, when the weather was beautiful. A part of those festivities was a local carnival, with lots of rides and games for the kids.

They started out on the cars and were able to all sit together. It was good warm up for the rides to come. 

The next ride they went on was a dragon roller coaster—definitely the hit ride of the day. They were a little scared at first (well, Alex and Eva were), but they were all smiles by the end.

Check out that smile!

Next, then went on a carousel and choose the fire engine to sit in. 

After these rides, we decided to play some games. 

One was a water gun game and the big winner was Eva! She choose a purple unicorn as her prize. 

Then, we went fishing for duckies. The big winner was once again Eva, even though they all ended up choosing the same prize: a trumpet. We had a trio of horn players the next few days. 

We finished up at the carnival back on the dragon roller coaster—this time, they all sat together and they, once again, had a blast.

Waving as they go by. 

 Afterwards, we got lollipops and flew kites. It made up for the rather crummy weather the day before.

Father and son.