State Fair 2013

Grandpa Randy came down to visit this year again to join us at the State Fair. Elliot had to stay at daycare (sorry buddy, maybe next year!) while Grandpa, Mommy, Daddy and I went to the fair for the day.  Just like most other things that we went to this summer, it was at HOT day.  So hot that none of us felt like eating our favorite fair foods (bummer). Mommy and Daddy took turns taking me on rides (since we had pre-purchased tickets, we had to use them up) while Grandpa sat in the shade watching.  We drank a lot of water and lemonade that day, and despite the hot weather, had a good day.

Still  a little scared of horses, much
better than last year though 

Petting the cow

'Oink Booth' hat

Checking out the goat 

Mini Doughnut Break 

Daddy had to stop at the KFAN booth (he was star struck)

Ride time 

Ride Time

Ride Time 

Ferris Wheel with Grandpa

Visiting the Farm to do chores

Doing Chores

Mommy's favorite fair food, fried pickles

Camping 2013

Much to mommy's dismay, the time came once again for our annual camping trip with our daycare friends.  Mommy tried to use every excuse to get out of it (Noah broke his arm and shouldn't be near sand with his cast, it's too hot, Elliot doesn't sleep well in a tent), but we ended up going anyway.  And we are glad we did, because we have so much fun with our friends when we go camping each year.  It was one of the hottest weekends of the year (100 degrees during the day, cooled down to high 80's at night), but we made the best of it and had fun anyway.  On the last day, however, Elliot was acting weird after he got up, he spiked a high fever, and just clung to mommy.  Mommy and daddy were worried about him, so we packed up quickly and headed home.  Turned out he had some sort of flu bug and was better in a few days.  

Going bug catching

Elliot and Hannah..tricky little devils 

Snack time

Elliot wasn't happy about sharing his chair

Noah and Brady playing in the sand (mommy freaking
the entire time about getting sand in the cast)

Elliot ready to swim

Always a happy boy 

Another snack break

Noah and Brady being silly

Seriously, all he did was snack all weekend

Bubble time (Shelli brought colored bubbles,
which got over everyone's clothes, luckily it washed easily)

The only way to truly enjoy a campfire....while playing iPad

 Elliot, Bennett and Hannah enjoying breakfast

The crew

First Broken Bone

Well, it only took 4 years, 2 months and 12 days, and we have our first broken bone! (But who's counting).  Noah was playing on the neighbor's play set one night when he jumped off the slide and fell on his hand.  He complained that it hurt, but like any good parent would do, we told him he was 'fine.'  And he was (or so we thought), so he proceeded to play catch with daddy,  and go over to a friend's house to jump on the trampoline before going to bed.  When he woke up, however, it was a different story.   His arm was swollen, and that's when we knew we had a problem.  A tiny little buckle fracture in his arm, so the pediatrician wrapped it in a temporary splint before we could see the orthopedic doctor that casted it.  6 weeks later,  and his arm is just like new!

What a trooper with his temporary splint

Check it out!

Or course he picked a red cast

All healed up!