Mirman and the Chocolate Factory Fair

Spence and I had such a fun time at the Mirman Fair recently, so I thought I’d tell you guys about it. I got there in the morning to volunteer for a few hours in the ‘Arts and Crafts’ area. I was lucky enough to be put in charge of the ‘Spin Art.’ You remember from your days as a kid? They put a paper down under a frame on a wheel, close the lid and turn it on? You get to drop paint through and as the paper spins it makes a really neat design? Well that’s what I helped several kids to do. Some even wanted to make 2 or 3! It was cute, busy, fun and rewarding. The best part is when Spence came to meet me! We met up with a coworker of mine and her boyfriend and walked around, getting hot dogs for lunch, scouting out the Silent Auction, browsing the bake sale, watching some of the kids play games like catapult and ball tosses and whatnot. There were some really fun decorations like big huge 'candies' and lollipops in the lawn. We went to the parking lot area and got ice cream - and agreed to watch some of the kids who really wanted to show off to their teachers as they sped along on the roller coaster ride or jumped really high on the trampolines. A big moment of the day was just before the silent auction closed. Our eyes caught sight of a ‘Simpson’s Basket’ from one of the producers of Simpsons. We had seen it earlier and it still peaked our interest. It had action figures, several Simpson’s seasons, character key chains, and other cool jazz. So we had to bid! The price was already fairly high but we figured we'd give it a shot! What did we have to lose? :) Well... We quickly got outbid, as it turned out, but it was fun to try! And we did our part to raise the bid and help the fundraising cause I guess. It was wonderful to see everyone, a well planned event, and we had such a lovely, really fun and snazzy day at this awesome fair!