Fun Fair: Microphones and Moxy

We went to Elisabeth's school's Fun Fair today. Have you ever heard of that? I hadn't. It's basically an indoor fair at school that's fun. Shocking, I know!

(It's also a haven for lice -- we hung onto our coats and hats and hugged nobody.)

We had so much fun at the fair. Elisabeth had fun playing the games and we had fun watching Elisabeth in her element. Of course many of her classmates were also at the fun fair, and even some neighbors!

We played lots of games that payed out big. We're stocked now in green rubber witchy fingers, marbles, tiny plastic airplanes that don't fly, tic-tac-toe boards and rubber bouncy balls. Oh and four inflatable microphones. That's right, four. All paid out at the same time. The same time. They gave us 4 inflatable microphones. For losing the game. Four. At the same time. I wonder what we would have received had we won?

Elisabeth ran into Addy, who she used to be good friends with at daycare and now shares a locker with but never sees because Addy is in AM Kindergarten and Elisabeth is in PM. The fun fair was like a reunion for them, and it was obvious that their feelings for each other hadn't changed a bit. 

(Notice inflatable microphone number 1 in the photo above.)

Elisabeth and Addy didn't waste any time and jumped straight into the Karaoke line.  

Holy cuteness. 

When Elisabeth and Addy were up, they chose a classic Karaoke tune: B-I-N-G-O.  

They had the whole cafeteria clapping along! Mostly because they didn't realize they were supposed to clap for the silent letters, I suppose, but that's such a minutely small detail -- I mean, these kids have way more moxy than I'll ever have.

They even had groupies!

Seriously, 6 year olds and karaoke are quite possibly the best mix. They have no inhibitions. And as a parent, watching from the tiny cafeteria tables where you once sat 30 years ago, you can almost fast-forward 10 years and see who your child will be.  It's moments like this when they just seem so grown up and the pride flows from you.

Until you try and take a picture of your child watching her crush sing and she gets embarrassed. Then you're brought back to reality. 

=)