Random fun

Here are some photos that I have taken over the past few weeks.

This first one is John the policeman wearing his Batman underoos giving me his "fierce" face. When I took the kids to the dollar store to select Amelia's birthday party favors, John pestered me like crazy to buy him the policeman gun holster and assorted accessories. I know that he doesn't need any more toy guns with the ones he recently acquired in Jackson Hole, but getting John off my back for a buck was worth it. The hat is left over from a Halloween costume.

One day shortly after we returned from Jackson the kids were playing hide and seek nicely together one afternoon. At one point, Amelia left John this note while she went to hide. Mind you, John can't read so I had to help him understand it, but I loved how obvious Amelia was in revealing where she was hiding. She actually was hiding behind the bed.

Here are a few photos from our recent weekend visit to a spray playground. Our record-breaking heat wave has left us with limited options for fun on the weekends, but Amelia and John had a good time on this afternoon. While the kids ran around in the water I sat there sweating in the sun wondering how long I could take the heat (answer: one hour).
Scott took a different approach on another warm day when he took the kids to a local version of a Chuck-E-Cheese pizza and game parlor. I had a long to-do list that day and since I am not a big fan of those types of places, I was happy to let Scott and the kids enjoy the afternon without me. Amelia selected these enormous sunglasses with tickets she won from the games she played. And John selected these lovely items from the prize bin. Very nice (sarcasm implied).


Last but not least, we took the kids to the circus last weekend. The floor is opened an hour before the show begins, where various circus performers demonstrate their moves. We went early specifically to observe these demonstrations, which was nice because Amelia and John could see up close how the performers do what they do during the performance.

This is the same high-wire troupe as in the pre-show doing their act during the circus performance.

I tried my best to get good shots of the children but my photos reveal that the circus is not the best venue for this.

However, I like the shot of John below. Scott allowed the children to select one treat each from the over-priced and ridiculous circus vendors, and John selected this sword. John LOVES his sword, as evidenced by the look on his face here.