Carnival

Last weekend the carnival came to Longmont. It seemed like the perfect chance to introduce Alex to the magic of the midway, the spinning teacups, the cotton candy, the carousel, the creepy carnival workers..

We got together with Tyr and Mandy for a delectable Indian lunch buffet then headed over to the Carnival. Or, in toddler-speak, "carn-bull".


It turned out the carnival wasn't that great, though, and the ticket prices were outrageous - for the same price we could spend all day at Elitch Gardens (6 Flags) in Denver, instead of the grimey parking lot of the Twin Pines mall.

But the ferris wheel was a lot of fun








Friday night was also noteworthy. Kim and Tom invited us over for an impromptu BBQ and our first look at their gorgeous new house next to the foothills of Fort Collins. We got to see a smiling but sleepy Dean just before bedtime we ate dinner on the patio under rolling, rumbling leaden storm clouds. Later after the rain finally drove us inside, Alex spent the evening stalking the cats Kudzu and Miso, and being entertained by Thomas (he's a natural!).

Alex has a late bedtime. He typically goes to bed between 9 and 10pm. In the past week this has been stretched to after 10 on several occasions. On one memorable night last Thursday we ended up out shopping late and ducked Into IHOP for a college-bender-style late night pancake pig out that had us in bed after 11.

Now we're trying to reel these excesses back in and get closer to 9pm. It's nice to have lots of time with Alex after work, but it's also nice to have some alone time.