Carousel Fun

We were supposed to be in Utah this weekend, but decided to stay home due to poor weather (both places, actually...) We wanted to do something fun, but all my suggestions were apparently "boring" until I remembered our friend Jessica's post about the new Carousel at The District in Green Valley.


We decided to take the girls for a ride, then pretend we were rich and go window shopping in the District. We even convinced Dad and Jimmy to go with us. We got rained on a bit, but rain being quite a novelty for us, we didn't mind. (And by the way, I'm quite proud of myself. Maddie and Little Ally both REALLY hinted they'd like me to buy them each an item, but I told them I'd bring them back when they earned the money themselves!)


Sydney rode on the elephant first. She was pretty excited...until it started going up and down...then she wasn't too sure about the whole thing!!


Little Ally rode a cat - with a fish in its mouth!


Julie rode a frog on the second ride...just so Gramma Linda would go "Ewwwww!"


Maddie really wanted to ride the giraffe, but it was stationary, so she rode the white tiger instead.


The second time around she opted for a stationary ride because giraffes ARE her favorite animal (and mine and Grandma D's!)


Amy looked into the "eye of the tiger" on her ride...


Jimmy took Sydney for another turn and she liked it better the second time. She still looked terrifed and held onto the pole for dear life, but she said, "Whee!" the whole time...What a goof! Ally decided to ride the elephant since it was free.


While deciding where to eat, the girls' first grade teacher, Mrs. K., came by with her husband and daughter. She is one of our very favorite people in the world. She surprised us with the news that she is expecting a baby in August! What excitement for their family; their other two daughters are about 16 and 9, we think. Maybe they'll have a boy this time!


Jimmy convinced us to eat in the Elephant Bar Restaurant and Ally had to pose by HER favorite animal inside. What a fun day. The food was good, the company great, and a good time was had by all. Wish everyone could have been there...