Hello, Summer!

School is out and summer has officially arrived! I sure hope it doesn't zip by too quickly!

Fair Day: A Photo Essay

It's county fair time again and the children had the day off from school,

so we got together with some friends and headed out to have a lot of fun.

Lee and the Llamas

Jessalyn, Lauren and Lee

It didn't take Jess long to find the pony!

Of all the things we did today, I'm

pretty sure climbing was Lee's favorite.

Brand new baby lamb!

Lauren, Jess, Jack and Lee in front of the fall display.

It sure doesn't feel like fall here. It was a bazillion degrees outside!

Cows and more climbing.

Even more climbing.

The rest of the pictures can speak for themselves:

Lee wasn't interested in any of the kiddie rides...he

wanted to do the big kid stuff that I wouldn't let him do.

So he played a game instead. Lee hit the balloon on his second try!

Proud of his $2 plastic slinky...

and the last climb before we got into the car!

It was fun, but I sure am glad Fair Day only comes once a year!

Here's a look back at fairs past, 2008 and 2009.

The Fair — A Photo Essay

We went to the fair yesterday with our friends Alison,

Noah and Connor. Apparently Jessalyn is fearless. Noah,

even moreso. Me...not so much. That's why I stood on the

ground and took all the pictures! I'll let them tell the story:

The ferris wheel and the SUPER HIGH swings were Jessalyn's

favorites, and she rode them a zillion times. Noah loved the

scrambler and I'm still surprised he was able to walk after riding

it 10 times or so (and it was L.O.N.G. ride). It was a fun day!

Spring Break: Day 4

After a lovely lunch with the children at the local pizza joint, and a rather long nap for Lee, we joined some friends for a play date. Jessalyn especially loves play dates. She kept telling me, "I love this day," and "This is the perfect day!"

My friend Jennifer has a great yard. Well, it's more than a yard...it's 18 gorgeous acres of shady trees. And a kiddie pool. With a built-in slide. And dogs. And other wildlife. (Sorta.) A real slice of heaven.

Lee was quite content to pilfer and plunder Jack's collection of balls. He watched the girls as he held tightly to new "foo bahs."

Jessalyn, Madison, and Anna Grace (a new Anna Grace) jumped right into the quite cool water of the pool. And slid. And slid. And slid. Lee was very interested in all the water play and soon decided to get in (Jack had already done this and decided the girls could keep their frigid water play).

Anna Grace, Jennifer, Jessalyn and Madison with Charlie and Maggie, the dogs.

Jack.

The children with Petunia the pig.

Madison and Petunia. Isn't she (Madison, not Petunia) cute!?

The girls feed Gertie (or this might be Gretchen....there are two goats!).

"Dag" was Lee's favorite word today. "Dag" and "fooh-bah."

After blowing bubbles in the bath tub and a quick game of "tickle monster" with the kids (Mommy is always the monster), Tom surprised me with a cake topped with my absolute favorite candy, Cadbury Mini Eggs!

And this was my present!!!