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August 29, 2013October 13, 2013

St. Lawrence Fall Festival: A Fall Fun Giveaway

You know what my kids love?

Ok, that’s probably too open ended. They love a lot of things. Unicorns, puppies, roller coasters, pizza, ice cream….

Anyway. They LOVE a carnival. The more Midway rides the better. The more bounce attractions, cotton candy, and bands to dance to, the better. Gone are the days of pushing the stroller and packing sippy cups and hoping that skipping naptime doesn’t completely screw them up.

Now we can hit the ground running and have fun until closing time (or pretty close to it).

The St, Lawrence Fall Festival (located at E.46th & N. Shadeland) is happening September 13-14-15th and promises to be a ton of fun for everyone. And unlike the State Fair, there’s beer and and a gaming tent (see- fun for ALL ages!). Admission is free, as is all of the musical entertainment, all weekend long. There will even be a performance by Hoosier native and Nashville recording artist, Corey Cox.

Want to win a prize pack to make your time at the St. Lawrence Fall Festival more enjoyable? Have a I got a giveaway for you!

ENTER TO WIN A PRIZE PACK

I am giving away a prize pack that includes 10 carnival ride tickets and $10 worth of food tickets for the St. Lawrence Fall Festival. The total value of this pack is $20, and will get you started on your good time!

To Enter

1) Go like the St. Lawrence Festival on Facebook (there are some great photos on this page) – and leave a comment here telling me that you liked the page.

Additional Ways to Enter:

2) Go follow the St. Lawrence Festival on Twitter and tweet the following: “I just entered to win a prizepack to enjoy @stlawfallfest from @gotchababy, and you can too! http://gotchababy.com/?p=3488” -come back and leave a comment here with your Twitter handle, telling me you followed & tweeted.

3) Leave a comment here telling me what your favorite thing to do at a festival is.

This giveaway will be open through Wednesday, September 11th. Winner will be contacted via email. The winner will have 24 hours to reply or a new winner will be chosen.

Good luck!

Want more chances to win? Enter at these giveaways as well:

Disclosure: I was compensated for writing this post and coordinating the giveaway, but my enthusiasm for a good beer tent is all my own.

August 27, 2013October 14, 2013

Coming Full Circle in Four Years

This week I found myself sitting in on the volunteer training session for kindergarten. In addition to a background check, parents who would like to volunteer have to also attend a short training seminar. I was mildly amused by the whole thing.

Why?

Well, four years ago I would have been the teacher advising the volunteers. I would have been the one coming up with ways for parents to be involved. I would have been the one reminding parents the importance of being punctual.

Funny how four years can change all that.

Four years ago I was teaching preschool and kindergarten.

Three years ago I was forced to reinvent myself, mostly while hanging out with my two year old.

Two years ago we settled into a groove with a new career, a preschooler and a first grader.

The groove was a good one, so we’ve stayed there. Only now with a kindergartner and a third grader, there’s less driving and I’m able to do things.

Like volunteer in kindergarten.

It’s not a bad place to be. Not a bad place to be at all.

What were you doing four years ago? Are you doing it today? Clearly, Andrew has grown and changed!

August 26, 2013October 14, 2013

A New Kind of Fun: Perfect Moment Monday

Saturday afternoon we went to see the Star Wars exhibit at the Indiana State Museum (you can too, thru Sept 2). The kids are no strangers to museums- we visit a lot of attractions around town. I’ve been waiting for them to really “get” this museum though, because it’s not a hands on children’s museum. It’s a museum I’ve always thought “school aged” kids would really enjoy.

Well guess what? My kids are school aged and I was right!

The kids dived into the Star Wars exhibit and took part in every hands on activity. They kept themselves busy for two hours in the exhibit, waiting patiently in line for their turns, and working through each activity.

It was by far the easiest, most relaxing, and enjoyable museum visit we’ve ever had, no exaggeration. Not that trips to assorted museums with strollers, diaper bags, and snacks weren’t fun, but it was a different kind of fun. This was an “I can read and learn things today too” kind of fun.

It was a new kind of fun I can definitely get used to.

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