The city we live in now has a celebration called Strawberry Days. They have contests, concerts, parades and a rodeo. There is even a carnival with rides and booths in the middle of town. As we drove by last week I could see my boys' eyes get big and full of excitement.
As soon as they saw the carnival, my boys begged me to go on the rides. They were so excited that I just couldn't say no.
I even managed to turn our adventure into a lesson of sorts. Jonah really wanted to ride on the Ferris Wheel, but it cost 4 tickets each. I told him that if we went on the Ferris Wheel then we would only have enough tickets to go on one other ride. So he could go on four different rides or just go on the Ferris Wheel and one other ride.
It didn't take him too long to figure out what he wanted to do.
Smart move! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat choice Jonah!
ReplyDeleteWe have a strawberry festival locally, but I prefer the county fair!!
smart cookie. and I bet Momma loved taking pictures of all the fun colorful fair things too
ReplyDeleteHe was very clever to figure out how to get more bang for his buck. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteMost of our fairs happen in the fall/winter months when it's cooler. It's way too hot for them right now.
We have many local carnivals (the beauty of living in the country) so I find myself taking alternate routes to avoid seeing them with The Dudes in the car. I mean I like the carnival as much as the next gal but those things are EX-PEN-SIVE especially when you have 3 little dudes who want to ride. So, we chose one each summer and avoid the rest if possible. Looks like a fun time!
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever boy! It does get expensive having to pay for all the individual rides like that.
ReplyDeleteHappy WW!
Great negotiating! :) We have lots of carnivals pop up all over the various townships out here - I try to avoid driving past them because Princess Nagger would want to go to every. single. one. :) But we will be going to at least one this summer! :)
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Looks like tons of little boy fun! The pic of them in the car is precious! :)
ReplyDeleteOooo, makes me hardly able to wait for our Valley's annual rodeo and exhibition! It's always the last weekend in July ~ and it's the most wonderful time of the year!!!
ReplyDeleteI grew up in the city and until moving out here 8 years ago, had only experienced the small-town fair/rodeo/carnival once or twice, so it's still a huge novelty for me. It makes me feel like a kid, I guess!