Splish'n & Splash'n

After the parade Matt & Janette invited us over to their house for a BBQ and swimming. I think the kids inhaled their food so the swimming could begin. Matt filled a cooler completely full of water balloons. It took over an hour to fill them up and only minutes before it was empty! Kourtney enjoyed teasing Grammy. She held a huge water balloon over her head and told her she was going to drop it! All Grammy could do was threaten while she laughed. Kourtney was really scared! ;) Dane loved grabbing the hose and letting everyone have it! After several trips around the house, being chased with water balloons and buckets, Janette made a deal with the kids. She told them who ever could hold out the longest in the ice cold water would win two dollars. They all took their places on the slip-n-slide and set in for the long hall! As the game went on, lips started to turn purple, slurred speech, and uncontrollable shaking took over but no one wanted to quit! I have to say I was impressed. Makell finally had enough and realized that two dollars was not worth it, so she dove out and went and snuggled in a nice warn blanket. Finally after about twenty five minutes, Kourtney was the last one still sitting! She definitely earned her money! As I thought about it, it made me wonder what would my kids do if they were offered ten or twenty dollars?!
Later that night, the kids talked me into taking them to use their free ticket at the carnival. Kourtney and Kaitlyn saw a ride that spun around in circles and were determined to ride it. They waited in line and jumped into their seats and waited for it to begin. The first couple of circles I could see big smiles on their faces, but as it picked up speed they became a blur and I was lucky to spot them every now and then as they came past Makell and I. As the ride began to slow down and they came into view, I saw Kaitlyn and Kourtney's face. Huge tears were streaming down Kaitlyn's face and Kourtney was white as a sheet. They were both completely sick! Kourtney was about ready to vomit and Kaitlyn couldn't hardly stand up without me holding on to her! Makell still had her ticket and chose to ride the swings. Kourtney and Kaitlyn couldn't watch Makell as she went around in circles because it made them even more sick and dizzy. It was quite comical as I had two kids holding on to both side of me ready to loose everything as I watched Makell and waved to her every time she circled us. As we left the carnival, both girls said they never wanted to come back. Even though I felt so bad they got sick, I am holding them to what they said! We are never going back! :) We'll see...