Get your whirly on

This morning I took Kiku to Whirligig!, which is a carnival devoted solely to bouncy houses and inflatable slides.  I have to admit that I found the whole thing a bit odd, especially given my past associations with bouncy houses (they always seemed so cheap carnival-esque with their buzzing generators).  But hey, I'm not complaining, because now that I'm the proud mother of a toddler who can't keep her feet on the ground for more than 30 seconds, I get it.  I'm so grateful that someone, somewhere, had the vision to create these huge, inflatable houses o' vinyl where kids can safely bounce their hearts out and go completely nuts.  It sure beats jumping on the sofa, and Kiku had an absolute blast.