I have been wanting to take Carter to a carnival/fair for a few years now to test out his courage on the rides. We finally made it to the county fair this year. Our first priority was the rides. We showed Carter all the rides and let him choose a few to ride on. He choose 2 merry-go-ride-esque rides (boring). We compromised on the roller coaster and the motorcycle merry-go-ride. Carter was the only one on the ride and a little shy about looking at us (maybe he realized it was a lame ride...ha ha). Finally, near the end of the ride, we convinced him to put his hands in the air and we got a glimpse of a smile!
Carter was less shy about the roller coaster ride and totally loved the Children's Tents where he got to see- but would not touch -tarantulas, spiders, and scorpions. I wouldn't touch them either, so I don't blame him. And the 3-Little-Monkey's tent has some really fun toys. Carter was only persuaded away from the sandbox by the vacuum like tubes that sucked balls across the roof of the tent.
Avenly was there too.... =) She enjoyed the fair from her stroller and had lots of fun cheering Carter on for his first rock climbing experience-which he was awesome at! And when he broke a board with a newly learned karate chop. I have videos of both but can't seem to get either to load...bummer.
The very best part about going to the county fair was being with Nate, Carter and Avenly. This summer has kept Nate busier than ever, and I had to weasel my way in to get a Saturday night all together, one of a few this summer, and definitely cherished!
August 17, 2013
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