family fun day

Today was the annual fun day at Owen's preschool. doug is gone and sophie is at a friends house, so it was just the two of us and we had such a fun time. Owen's favorites were the ring toss, painting a triceratops and the cake walk. He walked around the circle about 10 times waiting for his number to be called. (If they call the number you're standing after the music stops you get to go pick a cake.)



So he kept going around and around. Then we'd go do some other game and come back and he'd go round and round again. Some kids would come in and win on their first time, but not us. Owen didn't want to stop. I guess he really, really wanted a cake. On his 11th turn, a little girl came to the circle and wanted to play, so the lady says, "since all the numbers are taken, is there anyone who will sit this turn out so this little girl can have a turn?" No one volunteered, so I said. "Owen let's let this little girl go and we'll get back in after this round." He steps out of the circle and even though we was pretty sad, he stood there and waited. So, the kids go around the circle and when the music stops they call out number 7 which was the number Owen would have been standing on had he stayed in the round. The little girl goes to choose a cake and her mom says,"Wow, you won again? Cool. Pick out another cake." WHAT?? And just when I was about to pounce, the lady let that mom know that Owen gave up his turn for her daughter and that he should probably get the cake since she'd already won once. He was soooooo happy. Of course, he picked out the "big donut". You can't tell with the cover on, but it looks just like a giant donut. Chocolate bundt cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles.



A big donut cake is probably the last thing we need hanging around the house, but I tell ya, i was ready to fight for it.
Anyway, we had fun. it was a great day.