County Fair

We went to the little county fair they had out here a few weekends ago. It was a pretty small fair, but they did have the usual rides. The rides were included in the fair admission so we spent most of the time letting the kids do rides so we got out money's worth! The kids looved it. They also had a pretty fun petting zoo with lots of goats, an alpaca, a baby zebra, and a baby tiger you could look at.

This was the first ride the kids went on, and although it might not look like it from the pictures when they got off the ride Grayden was saying it was fun! Poor little guy was not having fun at the beginning! Kirsten was LOVING it! She is our little thrill seeker and she wanted to go on every ride!

Pony Island

I know, I have been the WORST blogger this year! So here is what we have been up to the last couple of months.

We went camping at the Outer Banks of North Carolina to a place called Cape Lookout National Seashore. They have an island you can camp on and there is a herd of wild ponies on it. The kids called this "Pony Island". We had to take a little boat ride out to the island and the kids thought that was so much fun. Once we got out there we set up the tent and had a little campfire. It was so much fun camping on the beach. We saw about 6 ponies on the beach the next morning.

Kirsten doing her Pirate "Aarghh" with Captin Jack

Grayden thought it was hilarious to try and sit on Daddies face the first night when we stayed in a hotel.

Summer Fun

We have been having a pretty fun summer out here despite the ridiculous heat. We had a movie night in the backyard a couple of weeks ago. We set up a tent and hung a sheet up on the shed. Stuart used his projector and ipad to play the movie up on the "screen". The kids LOVED it, and I am sure we will be doing it again. We have also been having fun playing in the kiddie pool, playing with their toys inside, and practicing letters and numbers. I have also been busy working on my new PDF patterns for my etsy store. Patterns for all my diaper bags and purses will be available soon.

(I am not very good at taking pictures in the dark, sorry.)

4 Years Old!

This post is very overdue! At the end of last month Kirsten turned 4 years old! We had an extra special birthday weekend since Grandma Joanne and Papa came to visit, AND Aunt Carly! Kirsten told me she wanted to have a Circus birthday party, and she wanted to play pin the nose on the clown. She came up with that game on her own, which I thought was pretty clever. We also did a bean bag toss to "feed the lion". We had such a fun weekend with Stuart's parents and Aunt Carly. Kirsten kept telling Aunt Carly that she wanted a little sewing machine (like her cousin Sarah) for her birthday. So, Aunt Carly surprised her and got her a mini pink Hello Kitty sewing machine! She loved to come in my room while I am sewing and sit at her machine and pretend to sew too. Here are some pictures from the party.

Spring Carnival

A little carnival came to town, so we had a fun evening with the kids enjoying some of the rides and getting cotton candy. Grayden was not so sure of the first ride when I told him it was going to go up and down. We ended up taking him off before it stared, and once he saw it going he decided it wasn't scary. After that he was game for any of the kid rides. Kirsten got to go on her first ferris wheel with Stuart because she is a big girl now. I think this is the first time the kids have actually been on carnival rides. It was really fun for Stuart and I to watch them having so much fun at their first carnival.

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Grayden starting to worry about the ride. (This is when we took him off)

Children's Museum

This morning we met some friends at the Children's Museum downtown. The whole place was set up like a little mini city with a post office, bank, grocery store, court house, doctors office, dentist office, and more. The kids had a lot of fun playing in the grocery store, and of course Kirsten found the theatre with all the dress up clothes. Here are a few pictures.

Spring is here

We have been enjoying the spring weather here. Last week we got some spring showers for a few days. It was nice and I kind of felt like we were back in WA for a few days. Last night we had one of the loudest rainstorms I have ever heard.

We have also had some nice sunny weather in there too. Last night it was warm and sunny (before the storm) so we played out in the backyard. The kids love playing outside in the backyard. Grayden is a typical little boy and he is always in the dirt. He will stay out there for ever just digging in the dirt next to the deck. Kirsten likes to get her "princess" clothes on and put on "shows" for us. She makes us sit on the deck and watch her while she sings and dances around the backyard. We sat on the deck and enjoyed some delicious fresh strawberries, then watched the kids play. It was a pretty perfect way to enjoy a spring evening.

movies inside their "fort" on a rainy day