Skip to main content

The price of fun

Have you been to your county fair yet? Or how about your town's summer festival? If you have I'm guessing you've noticed that fun ain't cheap these days!

We went to our old town's ***** **** Days last week with plans to buy dessert at our church's Ice Cream Social and then people watch in the park. Apparently the kids didn't get the memo because from the second we arrived they were begging to go on the bouncy thing that cost $4 for 1 time through. Not that I blame them...look at it!


We let the kids pick whether they wanted to do the bouncy thing or purchase a small toy. We explained that they could have the toys forever, but the bouncy thing would only last for 5 minutes.

They chose the bouncy thing.

Maybe I can learn a thing or two from my kids. Things aren't what matter - it's the experiences we share with those we love that matter!

The next day we happened upon a local gardening center's Family Fun Day. The price of fun here was ZERO because they didn't charge for any of the games/activities. The kids played on the playground after face painting and games, made new friends, and I scoped out raspberry bushes.

The balloon animals have since faded away, but the price was right and my heart is in the right place.


(Look for a new discussion in my blog frog community about visiting the Fair this summer)
Photobucket

Comments

  1. I just found your blog through Blog Frog.....and I love it!!!! Living at a Campground{sigh}what a wonderful job to have =)...busy, but wonderful! I love this post....it's funny how children live for the now{the bouncy thing} and we as adults are always planning for tomorrow{the toy}...
    Oh...and I also love your photography website.....I'm still learning so I love looking at others photos!

    ReplyDelete
  2. We cant wait for the state fair! We go with grandpa and grandma each year and Alex just loves it. She is going to love the rides a whole lot more this time :) I just can't wait for the food!

    Being pregnant this time I can eat whatever I want :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. GREAT pictures! Looks like a lot of fun & memory. I haven't been to a fair in YEARS.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Looks like the kids had so much fun! I have a random qt. how do you know if they are rasberry bushes? We moved into our house 2.5years ago and we think we might have rasberries and blackberries but I am not sure and I don't want to be Chris McCandless, if you know what I mean.

    Oh, and we had the same experience with one of those Jumpy things andd Allie chose the same thing ;)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Ah yes...we went there! Guess what we spent our money on?
    The dinosaur bouncy thing and a HUGE sno-cone (that I blogged about for Wordless Wednesday)
    Looks like you all had a great time!
    Oh, and I have a picture of Isaac and Rich EXACTLY like the one of Julia and your hubby :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Super cute photos! Looks like it was a blast (o:

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

"How can I help?"

So many have asked how they can help MckMama and her family during this difficult time and so I've set up a Care Calendar to help coordinate meals for the family. MckMama is coordinating childcare on her end, but you can contact me for the rest. Please leave me a comment in this message and I will contact you with more information on the Care Calendar as soon as I am able. Please be sure I can get in touch with you through your blog and/or an email address. Thank you for covering my dear friend and her family with prayers!

Elsa's Birth Story

The morning of July 1st started out like all the other mornings this summer. The kids let me sleep until 7:30 and then came in to wake me up. We ate breakfast and I started picking up around the house. We had spent the previous day at the town pool and because the heat index was going to be just as high again we made plans to go to our beach. The kids really wanted to practice their swimming skills but I didn't want to have to pay for the pool again. At 8:30 I lost my mucus plug and my brain started running a mile a minute. Could this mean we're getting close? Could I actually go early for a change?I turned to Google and learned that labor could be hours or days away. I feel I should warn you - if you decide to Google mucus plug be prepared to see photographic proof. Why people felt the need to post pictures to Google images is beyond me!  Moving on..... Just in case I ended up being one of the lucky ones who only had hours to wait until labor started I kept up with my clean

Shabby Apple Giveaway!

Spring is in the air and that means it's time to start thinking about changing over our closets from Winter to Spring. I don't know about you, but that also means it's time to look for a few new pieces to bring new life to what I wear year after year. Today I can make that job a little more fun for you because Shabby Apple is sponsoring a giveaway on my blog! Yeah!!!! I had so much fun looking through their collection of women's dresses and don't even get me started on their adorable line of little girl's dresses ! It's a whole new ballgame for me now that I'm going to have TWO girls to dress. In the end I decided to pick this beauty called Azure Coast to giveaway to one lucky reader because us mom's are always buying things for our kids before ourselves. I just might have to pick up one for myself in time to wear for BabyBear's baptism this summer. It's perfect for nursing moms! Want to win one for yourself? See below , but if you d