Let me explain...

What am I doing? It all started a long time ago... in a land not far from here. Since I was the oldest child, I was often left alone to entertain my younger siblings. I would try desperatly to be as creative as I could with cleaning, washing the dishes, & eating, but it just would never work, and my sisters & brother would never do what I wanted to, so I decided to have fun, and invented the "Melissa Carnival Adventure Land" (my siblings never knew this was the title) :) This Carnival land included all sorts of fun rides & activities... now, fast forward 18 years and now it as known as "Mommy's Carnival Rides" (Let me explain...I walked upstairs at my parents house, and saw my sisters & my brother in law all on their hands & knees with my neices and my kids walking across their backs. I soon joined, thinking it would be nice to have little feet massage my back as they walked across. It then turned into a carnival game) :)

Here are the details of the rides:
First we have the airplane ride as seen in the 2 pictures. I lay on my back and hold the kids, or my sister Brittany on my feet... great exercise & balance practice. Brittany & I were laughing so hard! And don't forget the airplane noises that go along with the ride.

Next we have the Booster Shot:
This ride consists of me laying on my back with my feet out, the person then comes and sits on my put, and I push my legs out with force. For some reason, I have never done this with my kids... I think I might boost them too far, and accidentally throw them across the room, thus causing several body breaks. And, my sister just had a baby in October, and I think her baby probably needs his mama in one piece. :)

Then we have the rocking chair, which is ONLY for LITTLE kids! I lay on my back, and make a chair out of my legs, then the kids buckle my arms for their seat belt, and away we rock as I exercise my back muscles & again work on balancing. This KILLS my body with just little kids, and so I chose not to try this with Brittany, plus it might be a little awkward. :)

And last, but not the least favorite, the classic pony ride... again, only for little kids.

So there you have it... the Melissa/Mommy carnival. Did I mention that the kids always give me a ticket (slap my hand) when they want a ride. I should start charging them money.

We always have such a fun time with my family. I'm so glad we can all entertain each other. :)