Snow Fest 2010

Saturday was Snow Fest!  We rounded up the troops and walked to the park to check it all out.  Last year we went, but Adrey was more interested in licking the puddles than he was the snow and rides!  This year he actually participated in the festivities!  AND, he got to meet the one and only (well, kinda) ELMO!!!

 And we rode the sled down the man made hill!  Yes, our snow is made from blocks of ice that's shipped over and dumped into the middle of a parking lot.  Adrey waited in the LONG line SO patiently!  He wasn't fussy or whining at all which I thought he would be given the amount of time we had to wait!  It was the cutest thing, him just waiting for his turn!  There were two boys in front of us that were totally rough housing it and Adrey was completely intrigued by their actions (and taking mental notes I'm sure).

 Then we went on the merry-go-round...

 And then we hit this mini roller coaster.  I was pretty skeptical as to whether or not Adrey should go.  I was scared he'd fall out and afraid once he got going that he'd be scared to death and want off.  But Kara's daughter, Lexi, who is younger and smaller than Adrey went on and she didn't fall out (thanks for being the guinea pig Lexi...LOL) so I figured it was ok!  Adrey said he wanted to go on, and he didn't cry at all when I buckled him in and then walked away... I thought for sure when he realized I wasn't going with him that he'd change his mind, but he didn't.  But I think he wished he HAD changed his mind because he looked terrified the entire time.  I was a nervous wreck on the sidelines and felt AWFUL for letting him go because I KNEW I should have trusted my instincts.  Every time Adrey would go around I could see him looking for me afraid he'd lose me.  And IT WOULDN'T END... every time it got back to the beginning, I'd think it was going to stop and it KEPT GOING!  It was killing me!! Lexi, Devin and Gavin in this picture...

Adrey holding on for dear life... ugh....

Needless to say, that was the last ride Adrey went on!  Instead we got suckered into paying $5 to throw a dart and hit a balloon for a cheap-a$$ toy.  I was so irritated with the toothless carnie guy that was totally trying to rip me off.  He kept saying in a really loud obnoxious voice "go again and I'll guarantee you walk away with a big prize" and then he'd add this disclaimer in this really quiet slurred voice that said, "it'll only cost you your first born child and $50 but you'll get that nice big monkey your kid's been eying".  Finally I said to the guy, "Look, just tell me what this is going to cost me out of pocket to get the big toy"... his response was, "Five dollars for this dart here in my right hand and another $5 for this here dart in my left hand plus the $5 that you already gave me". 
Moral of the story is:  Adrey did not go home with a big toy.

 By the end of the event, Charlie had had it...

he just could not keep those eyelids open!!

Was a fun time!