October - Fire Awareness & Candy Festival

We went to the firestation during fire awareness week. They had a bunch of firetrucks out in the parking lot and inside they were doing some demonstrations on how quickly fires can spread in the home and what you can do to stop them and be prepared. Last but not least Smokey the Bear showed up!! Nicky certainly was weary of him and you can see the best shot I got of him was him running away. ha! After we left there we went to the candy festival in town. I forgot to take pictures of that though. Funny enough there wasn't a ton of candy there, most of the booths had some sort of candy and in the middle of the fair there was a tent for trying candy, but we didn't go in there. Instead we played some games like bean bag toss and crafts. Nicky made a spooky bracelet, a witch hand (popcorn and candy corn in a clear glove), a goodie bag, sand candy tube, a pipecleaner pumpkin stick and a few other things (can't remember). He had a great time and so did I! Toby had to work that night so he was sleeping and Gwen was with her mom, but it was a good day for Nicky and I.

Nicky living it up in the drivers seat:

The best shot I could get of him and Smokey:

Meeting the fireman, he was telling Nicky that he might look scary, but he's there to help:

September - Farm Days

We went to farm days in town the last weekend of September. The local farms had little booths and different activities. We saw the Sheriff and their horses at the first stop. The kids got their faces/arm painted, made a bird feeder and checked out an Eagle. We went to a couple other spots where they got to check out some neat stuff. Their most favorite I think was the ice cream stop, these people make home made ice cream and boy was it good! I got cheesecake instead of ice cream, it was sinful. Nicky got to ride a pony and keep saying: say cheese mama, everytime he would go around. The last place we stopped at we bought some green tomatoes and came home and made fried green tomatoes, they were de-lish!

September - Racing

I bought Toby a racing package for Christmas last year that he was finally able to use, he really enjoyed it and wants to do it again.

The racer, doesn't he look like he really fits in?

He's beating this guy:

Preparing:

Collage:

Nicky trying on the helmet:

August - Build A Bear

Before Maddie went back to Florida, we went to build a bear for her to make a little lovie to have with her. Her first one she made with me years back is old and worn out and we needed a new softer, cleaner one for her to cuddle with. She named her 'Chocolate', she is a monkey who is dressed in Hannah Montana clothes. I forgot to take an 'after' shot, but she is really cute, we even put little earrings in her ears.

Picking out her new friend:
Waiting to fill Chocolate up:

Talking to the stuffer about how he is going to fill Chocolate up just enough and perfect to love:

Cleaning up Chocolate and making sure she is nice and ready to get dressed:

July - Camping

The day that we got back from our Virginia vacation we left to go camping, we went to the Redwoods and it was so beautiful up there! We didn't get to stay nearly long enough!

July - Gardens

Before we left Virginia we stopped at the gardens in Richmond, it was so gorgeous there!

July - Virginia vacation

We went to Virginia for Tobys best friends wedding and to visit his dad and family. It was so nice out there and the time flew by WAY too quickly. The day of the wedding was also Gwens bday, she looked beautiful and way too old for a just turned 11year old!!!

At the airport waiting for my plane (Toby and the kids left a few days before me):



Papa and Maddie:
Maddie and Grama Char:

The fam, it was WAY too hot and not a good shot at all:

Gwen and Nicky dancing:

The creek down at the bottom of Papa and Grama char's property, the kids had so much fun down there trying to catch frogs:

One of the little frogs we saw: