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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
The Grange Fair
One of the last fairs of the season was the past weekend. And it happened to fit into our schedule for Sunday morning.
The Grange Fair is a combo of 4H type exhibits, produce and animal competitions and of course, rides, games and food. We started out by checking out the animals. Matthew insisted that we go immediately to the rides and games, but we convinced him to take a quick spin around the exhibit tents first.
Quite an interesting array of exhibits this year - including pastel chickens. First I've ever seen.
Whenever any of the animals dared make any noise, Matthew was quick to tell them to "Calm down now, just calm down" (I guess I say this to him too often!).
Of course his insistence comes with the appropriate hand gesture. These geese were not impressed.
So we went along, waving to the animals as we went by.
Checked out some pretty neat produce contests.
And even took in a bit of history.
Then it was game time. Matthew is probably the only 3-year-old who knows what Plinko is - and he insisted this be his first game of the day. As it was sponsored by a local dentist, Matthew was unimpressed with his t-shirt and toothbrush prize.
But we soldiered on. Stopping for a quick photo op.
Oh, Noah was there too, of course.
Our first ride of the day was a tractor hayride. Ish's first ever.
Noah's too.
Then we met up with cousin Mare Mare.
The two of them were pros at the pick-a-duck game.
And they had fun together on the carousel.
While Matt and Matthew were on the Dunbo ride, I tried my luck at a water game.
And I let Matthew pick out a prize when I won. He opted for a big Eeyore.
Break time. 
Dance time.
Mare Mare was not a fan of this ride. Matthew insisted on going on 3x.
We stopped for a quick lunch.
Eeyore was in charge of keeping Matthew's hat safe.
Matt has his hands full.
After lunch it was back to the mania of games.
And more rides.
And when we left (even though Matthew didn't want to), we took the long way home after we looked back and saw this in the back seat.
The Grange Fair is a combo of 4H type exhibits, produce and animal competitions and of course, rides, games and food. We started out by checking out the animals. Matthew insisted that we go immediately to the rides and games, but we convinced him to take a quick spin around the exhibit tents first.
Quite an interesting array of exhibits this year - including pastel chickens. First I've ever seen.
Whenever any of the animals dared make any noise, Matthew was quick to tell them to "Calm down now, just calm down" (I guess I say this to him too often!).
Of course his insistence comes with the appropriate hand gesture. These geese were not impressed.
So we went along, waving to the animals as we went by.
Checked out some pretty neat produce contests.
And even took in a bit of history.
Then it was game time. Matthew is probably the only 3-year-old who knows what Plinko is - and he insisted this be his first game of the day. As it was sponsored by a local dentist, Matthew was unimpressed with his t-shirt and toothbrush prize.
But we soldiered on. Stopping for a quick photo op.
Oh, Noah was there too, of course.
Our first ride of the day was a tractor hayride. Ish's first ever.
Noah's too.
Then we met up with cousin Mare Mare.
The two of them were pros at the pick-a-duck game.
And they had fun together on the carousel.
While Matt and Matthew were on the Dunbo ride, I tried my luck at a water game. 
And I let Matthew pick out a prize when I won. He opted for a big Eeyore.
Break time. 
Dance time.
Mare Mare was not a fan of this ride. Matthew insisted on going on 3x.
We stopped for a quick lunch. 
Eeyore was in charge of keeping Matthew's hat safe.
Matt has his hands full.
After lunch it was back to the mania of games.
And more rides.
And when we left (even though Matthew didn't want to), we took the long way home after we looked back and saw this in the back seat.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
So about last week...
While Matt was away for a few days I was in charge of entertaining the two maniacs. First order - dinner at the mall with grandma and grandpa on Friday night. And of course, no trip to the mall would be complete with Matthew scamming for quarters for rides.
Mornings were lazy - consisting of lounging on the couch watching cartoons.
Afternoons were same old same old - because watching a movie in a bucket isn't exactly out of the norm here.
Noah entertained himself for the most part. Lots to see and do when you can roll over by yourself.
Lunches and dinners were pretty easy. You want a mini cheeseburger and a bowl of grapes? You got it.
Noah seemed to be taking notes as he watched his brother act like a lunatic all weekend.
We watched Phineas & Ferb The 2nd Dimension about 40 bazillion times.
Taking a break only to start a new project - this is the beginning of a Christmas plant that I hope will come to life in a few months.
Oh, and we went to Target too. There's a Starbucks there. Good for me. Good for Ish.
When Matt came home we busted out the bouncer as a new toy for Noah. He loves it! He really gets himself bouncing.
With a little help from Matt's college yearbook of course.
Matthew continued his mania by insisting on using our whisk and a wooden spoon to cook up his little toys.
So all in all, a good long weekend was had by all! If only they could all be long weekends...
Mornings were lazy - consisting of lounging on the couch watching cartoons.
Afternoons were same old same old - because watching a movie in a bucket isn't exactly out of the norm here.
Noah entertained himself for the most part. Lots to see and do when you can roll over by yourself.
Lunches and dinners were pretty easy. You want a mini cheeseburger and a bowl of grapes? You got it.
Noah seemed to be taking notes as he watched his brother act like a lunatic all weekend.
We watched Phineas & Ferb The 2nd Dimension about 40 bazillion times.
Taking a break only to start a new project - this is the beginning of a Christmas plant that I hope will come to life in a few months.
Oh, and we went to Target too. There's a Starbucks there. Good for me. Good for Ish. 
When Matt came home we busted out the bouncer as a new toy for Noah. He loves it! He really gets himself bouncing.
With a little help from Matt's college yearbook of course.
Matthew continued his mania by insisting on using our whisk and a wooden spoon to cook up his little toys.
So all in all, a good long weekend was had by all! If only they could all be long weekends...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
A Busy Weekend
Matt just got home from 4 days away. While I was alone with the boys I took a bunch of photos of our adventures together with both my camera and phone. I have some downloading to do. But I'm tired. And the main air conditioner in the house went kaput yesterday, so I'm also hot. So, until we get our act together, here are a few pics from last week.
Matt assembled Ish's birthday gift. We wanted it up for his party on the 17th. Of course we couldn't exactly hide it until then!
And now, we return you to regularly scheduled programming.
:-)
Matt assembled Ish's birthday gift. We wanted it up for his party on the 17th. Of course we couldn't exactly hide it until then!
And now, we return you to regularly scheduled programming.
:-)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Ahhh, September
I love September. The gateway to fall. Usually it brings cooler temps to NY. The days get "crisp" - and we trade shorts for long pants, sandals for shoes. One day it will mean getting ready for school with two maniacs. Buying new pencil cases and probably Cars themed notebooks and backpacks.
September starts out with our wedding anniversary (today marks 4 years).
It also marks the anniversary of our first major debt commitment. We're 4 years into a 30 year mortgage come the 11th.
It also marks the birthday of maniac #1. Three years old on the 19th.
This particular September calendar is pretty jammed packed for us. Starting with Matt going out of town for the holiday weekend. Then it's Matthew's party at the house, a baptism of the daughter of a good friend then Matt's best friend's wedding.
Then, before we know it, we'll flip the calendar again. October brings Matt's 20th college reunion, my niece's birthday and then Halloween.
I'm ready!
September starts out with our wedding anniversary (today marks 4 years).
It also marks the anniversary of our first major debt commitment. We're 4 years into a 30 year mortgage come the 11th.
It also marks the birthday of maniac #1. Three years old on the 19th.
This particular September calendar is pretty jammed packed for us. Starting with Matt going out of town for the holiday weekend. Then it's Matthew's party at the house, a baptism of the daughter of a good friend then Matt's best friend's wedding.
Then, before we know it, we'll flip the calendar again. October brings Matt's 20th college reunion, my niece's birthday and then Halloween.
I'm ready!
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