The fair

Two blogs right in a row! Don't faint....and don't get used to it!

Today Hannah was at school and some friends of mine invited me to go to the fair for lunch.  Who can pass up some yummy, super high calorie food? Not me! So, Ethan and I loaded up and headed to the fair.  It was cool this morning, but it was pretty hot by the time we got there.  So it was a quick trip, but enough time to get some goodies.  

Ethan ate a corn dog. 

We like corn dogs because they can't make a huge mess.  I ate tacos and after that we were hot! So we stopped for icecream.

Right when we walked into the fair there was a huge building shaped like a giant icecream cone and I'm pretty sure Ethan thought he had entered heaven.  I promised him an icecream after his lunch.  I told the lady a small one - I would love to see the large!

Pretty quick after ice cream we left the fair. It was Ethan's nap time and even though he wasn't fussing, he kept rubbing his eyes.  He did so good during our fair adventure.

Don't tell Wes, but I let him finish his icecream on the way home. It was a huge mess. 

Since he wasn't completely crashed out, we stopped by Raquet and Jog and bought Ethan some new shoes.  I've bought him several really cute pairs lately and he complains that they hurt.  I thought Toms might be our solution since they velcro near the toe. Anyway, they seem to have done the trick and when I put them on he ran (fast) through the store and didn't complain...and are these just the cutest things, ever!?

A fun day with my sweet boy.  We sure missed sister, though!!

zoo day

If you were at the zoo today, I was that mom that let my 2 year old run around with no shoes on.  I put them on him at home and he cried and said he didn't want them. I tried again when we got there and once again, he threw a fit. Instead of having a miserable time at the zoo, I decided to just let him wear no shoes and be "that" mom.  There's my disclaimer. 

So last night I decided to take the kiddos to the zoo today.  We love spending time with our friends, but sometimes I just like being alone with my kiddos so I can really soak them up.

It was a fun time.  They really love each other and they are so sweet to each other (most of the time) when it's just the two of them.  By far, Ethan and Hannah's favorite thing today was the birds. 

They loved feeding them and getting close to them.  I think they were extra frisky with the cooler weather and a couple of them almost flew right into my head a couple of times.  Ethan got a little scared when the birds would hop on his hands, but he would just shake them off and keep feeding them.

We stayed at the birds for a solid 20 minutes.  I'm surprised we made it out alive, and without getting pooped on.

All that bird feeding worked up an appetite and we had to stop for a snack. Hannah would eat snacks all day long.  She was asking for one on the way to the zoo and the entire time we were at the zoo....so she was really excited when I told her it was snack time. 

After snack we headed to the snakes.  This is not my favorite place at the zoo, but both the kids actually like it. Ethan was in awe of the snakes and just starred at them.

I had such a fun time with them today...and dragging 50 pounds up the hills at the zoo was quite the workout.  I took a good nap when we got home!  

Castle park

A few months ago we bought a cow from Wesley's grandparents.  A few weeks ago it was time for the calf to be slaughtered for meat.  That whole process is totally new to me. I'm not a country girl at all! But, Wes has been wanting to do this for quite some time so I went with it.

Our meat was being delivered by Wes' parents on Saturday afternoon so that morning Wes went on a hunt for a deep freezer.  While he was gone, me and the kids went to the castle park for some fun.

It was a beautiful day and the kids had a fun time.

Ethan had a blast and enjoyed climbing everything. There were lots of things to climb on and he conquered almost all of them with no help. 

Hannah loves this park and especially likes the tire swing. She also loves sliding. She's such a big girl!

And shortly after we got home, our new freezer looked like this:

Meat, anyone? I guess it's time to start cooking!