School Picnic

When I was a little girl, I remember our school having an annual carnival that I always looked forward to. We could get yummy treats, play games, and even enter the haunted house if we were bold enough. It was fun for me to watch the boys begin to create their own similar memories this year.

Andrew and Brendan's school sponsors an end-of-the-year picnic every year. And this year, the PTO decided to forgo having an expensive speaker and just have carnival-like activities.

It worked.

The boys zealously attacked the complimentary snow-cone machine for their first very snow cone. (At least it was the first that I could remember.) The slurped, chomped, and chiseled away and fell in love with the icy treat.
Evan immediately was drawn to the bouncy house where he was able to jump and shout and just generally be a wild man!
Brendan decided to broadcast his brawn by participating in the tug-of-war contest. His team won but they sacrificed their youngest player. (See the poor little guy getting trampled like a mouse under buffalo?)
The main event was the dunk tank where the students were able to dunk their favorite teachers. The teachers were excellent sports because purportedly the water was freezing. . . Yikes.

Between all the fun, we scarfed down food and raced off to our next activity of the night. However, I am glad that we were able to start building these memories with the boys.