Carnival Fun!

This weekend was full of carnival fun for our family.  Our commune, Woluwe St. Pierre, had a festival.  I think there were some concerts at a Catholic church near us and a few other activities.  However, what appealed to our brood was the mini-fair that was set up in Place Dumon, the market area closests to us.  Here are a few pics of the fun we had. 

Jenna is all about fast rides these days.  She chose to pay no games and ride this ride with both Dad and Mom!

Ethan opted out of the rides and enjoyed playing a few games.  Then he showed off his loot to his younger brother!

Drew enjoyed all the sights and sounds. 









After a few games and rides we allowed each of the children to choose a snack.  After eyeing the cotton candy all evening, Jenna opted for the candy covered apple and Ethan followed suit. 

Wow!  They nibbled and munched on those apples the entire walk home and barely made a dent.  We were sure to brush their teeth a little extra that night!

All in all, it was similar to the good-ole NC State Fair...flashy rides, games to win more plastic junk for your collection at home, and LOTS of fried food.

Then on Sunday, friends of ours from church invited us to a family day festival at their son's school, St. John's International School.  This school teaches in English, but there are families from all over the world.  There were probably 15 tents set up with authentic food from around the the globe.  I had a dish from India, Jason picked up something off the bbq from Australia, the kids shared some Sweedish meatballs, then I had to go back for seconds and tried out the Ethiopian table!  It was all delicious and such a treat to allow the children to get a taste of food from all over the world.

These are the tents with food.

My Ethiopian dish!  It was excellent.

After we stuffed ourselves, we toured the games they set up for the children.

After the bouncy house, Jenna was excited to try her hand at beer crate stacking!

This was a tough challenge.  I was so proud of her for getting out there and trying. Here is a snapshot of one of the boys that had a record for the day.

We love traveling and are hoping for many opportunities to explore Europe; however, we also enjoy the weekends when we get to know Brussels and all it has to offer.