Maize Stampede

Last night we took Grant and his friend Nick to the 2nd annual Maize South  Stampede Carnival.  Even though it was very hot outside we all had a great time.  It was amazing how many kids {and their families} I saw that were once in my 1st grade class.  It’s hard to believe some of them are juniors in high school.

We bought ticket tickets so the boys could play games.  They especially loved this basketball one.  They were tethered together and every time one of them ran forward to shoot the ball the other one would be jerked back.  It was pretty funny to watch.

Grant also loved the pitching booth.  He got to throw three balls {without warming up} and each pitch was clocked.  He managed to hit the target every time with a top speed of 50 mph.  We bought $5 bracelets so the boys could go crazy jumping in all the bouncy houses that were set up all the way around the track.  {I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many in one place!!!}   The obstacle course bouncies were a big favorite of everyone.  There was always a line.   

Some of the other bouncies didn’t have a very long line.  I finally lost count of how many times they went down the Lion King slide.  We were all a hot, sweaty mess when we finally left.  Can you tell Grant was in NO mood for a picture??

After the Carnival we headed over to the Stephen’s house to join them and a few other Maize families for drinks and some Smore’s.  They have a great outdoor fireplace in their backyard and it is the perfect place to roast marshmallows.  The kids ran around out back all evening while the adults relaxed and shared stories about our first week back at school.