Mmm ... Cotton Candy, originally uploaded by cheryl.
Last Friday was the Fall Festival at Connor's elementary school. I always loved the fall festivals when I was that age, so we made plans to take him. Grandma and Grandpa from the lake came up that afternoon to keep the twins so Josh and I could take Connor to enjoy his night (instead of spending half our time chasing down his brothers or keeping them calm in a strange, busy place).
We started the evening by purchasing the tickets, of course, which were the key to doing anything and everything at the school. It is, after all, a school fundraiser. Connor got his tickets and headed off.
First he wanted a tattoo, which he had them put on top of one of his hands. He considered face painting, but decided to hold off. Then we circled the whole school, checking out our options. We stopped in the cafeteria for some food - things like cotton candy, popcorn, chili dogs, and chocolate pudding were on our menu - and to check out the baskets for the silent auction.
After we had some snacks, it was time to spend some more tickets. We went and made a sand bracelet, which will I'm sure end up dumped somewhere in the house the next few days. He decided on a face painting after all - a dolphin, which is the school mascot. It sort of looked like a dolphin anyway, as the elementary school art club kids were doing the painting.
Next we made our way outside. There were dunking booths for two different teachers, where kids could throw balls and try to dump water on their heads. There was also a big bouncy slide and a cake walk to try.
Our last stop of the night was the pumpkin patch, where Connor picked yet another pumpkin (we have about 10 this year, up from our usual three or four). He got to color on it with markers and make his own jack-o-lantern to keep.
And then it was time to go home. Mommy had to go back to work, and Connor was off on another fun adventure to the lake with Grandma and Grandpa. More on that adventure later.