toy swap and school carnival

this weekend my 6 year old says he wants to see if friends want to trade some toys. he brings me a box of toys that he says he's "too old for"and wants to walk around the neighborhood and see if anyone wants them or wants to trade. so i suggested he make it a party, handout invitations, invite his friends to bring their unwanted toys to trade and have some treats. he likes this. so we have our first "toy swap". and i have to say it was pretty successful.

then is was off to our school fall carnival...
there was face painting, nails, and hair-do's

giant slides and bounce houses...

games where you could earn tickets for prizes...

a little train ride...

a rockwall...

i definitely couldn't keep up with everyone... how do you photograph three plus kids going in all different directions?! please feel free to give me advice.

i had to make a stop, here, of course...

yum! cotton candy. i can't believe i actually got a whole one to myself! my kids were totally not interested in eating. we could barely get them to sit and eat lunch, which we had here also: hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza... not a chance of getting a photo eating.

anyway, all in all an fun weekend. how was yours?