AISL Family Fun Fair

Yesterday the PTO held its annual Family Fun Fair at school.  It was an incredibly hot day, but nicer than the alternative (it really looked like rain earlier in the morning!).  Set up for the fair began Friday afternoon, after school.  It was interesting watching it all being put together.  I went out for a walk, and there was a major traffic jam out the back gate, with people waiting to get in to the school, and others upset because they couldn’t get down the street.  I was nearly run over at one point by a driver who had run out of patience…

Yesterday was Environmental Saturday (I’ve also heard it called Sanitation Saturday), so no one could be out on the streets between 7:00-10:00 am.  I could hear poles clanging quite early in the morning… guess they had to arrive early to beat the 7am time out!  Set up was completed on time, and the Fair began at 11:00.  Laryssa and I were down there until 12:30, at which point we came up to cool off a bit and refill our water bottles.  We went back down at 1:15, and were there the rest of the day.  Chris came down around 2:30, and I came back up at 3:00, sunburned and tired out!  Laryssa had a great time with all the rides and games!

The horse’s name was Princess!

(The man in red said he liked my daughter… it came out kind of gruff, and reminded me of “How much for the little girl” in the Blues Brothers’ movie!  A little creepy, but funny.)

The climbing wall was, surprisingly, a bit of a challenge for her.  She’d go up so far, and then come back down.  Then she’d go up part way again, then come back down.  She finally went all the way to the top, but then had to be rescued by the guy, as she was too afraid to come down.  By the end of the day she could do it on her own.

This is Laryssa’s little friend, Ben, climbing up.

The Wipeout game was very popular with the kids… a little scary for parents!

Lots of fun!

Taking some time out to paint a horse.  They took it away to fire and glaze… she’ll get it back next week.  Very exciting!

This is our neighbor, Janet.  She’s a little crazy!  haha

Now that’s a sun hat!  (I could have used the shoulder coverage… I got a little crispy.)

Me having a time out.  Too much sun!

Laryssa riding the bull!

A great day… now time to go home and get ready for the Mardi Gras party!

Yes, it was a Family Fun Day for sure!  The Fair ended at 4:30, and at 7:00 we were hosting the Mardi Gras party (along with Janet, Bob and Becky) by the pool.  It was such a rush to get everything ready, we didn’t take a single photo!  Too bad, as the decorations looked quite good!  Next year…