Art City Days

So, Art City Days. I have a love/hate relationship with Art City Days. I hate the carnival, but I love looking through the booths. I hate paying ridiculous prices for food, but I love shaved ice and other things that are bad for me. I hate sitting out in the hot sun, but I love for my kids to enjoy parades. I hate crowds, but I love for my kids to do arts and crafts.

These first pictures are from before Art City Days. This is what happens when we try to take a picture of all of us.

I had to return some clothes that I bought online. At the Children's Place I spent more money than I got back. But 4 pairs of sunglasses for less than $8? That seems okay to me. And look how stinkin' cute they are!

Oh Costco. You make everything better. And how cute is Jude's hipster hair?

Gray is worn out in the afternoons. He doesn't take naps anymore, and hasn't for like a year, but if we get in the car after 3:00 he crashes. Hard. He wouldn't even stand up. When I propped him up he sunk right back down like this.

It's easy to tell when Dad has candy.

So I took my kids (and cousins joined us) to the Art City Days Children's Art Festival last Friday morning. It was very crowded, but also very fun. We didn't get to do everything, but I think everyone enjoyed themselves.

Water drop art

Potato stamp American flags

Decorating sunglasses

Our friend Marni was working at the sunglasses booth. She works for Warren Orthodontics. And she's beautiful.

Getting faces painted by princesses. I tried to get Jude a mustache, but he was not into it.

So cute!

That's my boy! He got a Y on his cheek and decorated his sunglasses with RSL.

My camera was turned around. It confused me.

We also made harmonica/kazoo things out of popsicle sticks and rubber bands. It was a fun morning!

On Saturday we went to the carnival with the cousins and Granny and Papa. The kids each rode two or three rides, and they were happy. Jude fell asleep in his stroller and was happy. Nate was hot and not happy.

I put a hat on Jude, but I forgot to put sunscreen on his legs. His tan line cracks me up.

Nate and I bailed a little early and took the kids to Reams for a shaved ice. There was a sweet booth that I wish I could have looked at more. (We powered through so I didn't get to really look at anything.) It was called Nerd Wood and it had some awesome Star Wars signs that I want to try and recreate.