Bouncy House, Get Paid

Once a year for work (Sarah rolls her eyes and uses air quotes at my use of the term "work"), my organization has a family picnic day.  The idea is to grow camaraderie among the members and families and show appreciation for the "work" we do.  As Sarah was out of town, I took the kids down to the gathering at Russell Landing on Lewis North, and they had the privilege of enjoying a bouncy house for the first time.

The amazing thing about bouncy houses is that kids can stay in them, practically... well, for ever.  Even after smashing heads with a fellow resident of bouncy-ville, a child will somehow work through the pain just to continue enjoying the mega-bouncy fun time.  I wish brussel sprouts had the same allure.  

I don't know why, but it took me about 5 minutes to realize there were ways of getting photos of the kids without having the bouncy containment net in the foreground.  Alas, it didn't make the junky old iPhone photos much better.  The two kids spent about 90% of their time rolling around on the bouncy floor, so it didn't matter much anyway.  

If you have a keen eye, you may notice that the kids outfits changed in some of the photos.  That's because we had such a good time at the park, I ended up taking them back today.  (long story about daycare being closed)  Strangely enough, there was another party and they rented the bouncy house too!  Grace asked politely and they were kind enough to let the two buggers enjoy some more time bouncing their brains out.  The kids also enjoyed the MASSIVE playground.  I'll have to take Sarah one of these days.