One Last Outing

A couple of weeks ago, the kids and I spent a great day at the beach with my sister and her boys. I knew it was probably our last chance to enjoy the warm beach-like weather. We packed lunches, drinks, snacks, and headed out.

 Noah was quite content to spend most of the time sitting at the picnic table or in the wagon with his snacks. He barely touched the water but still had a great time off on his own watching everyone else.

Older cousin teasing Alena with some seaweed.

Did anyone else take one last chance to enjoy summer?

Fun at the Fair

For the first time in six months, I have my desktop back. I can now blog on the regular again. Praise the Lord Hallelujah!

The kids and I hit up the county fair and had such a good time. We spent the first 2+ hours just wandering through the barns and looking at all the animals. There were SO many! Cow, horses, pigs, chickens, turkeys, alpacas, goats, rabbits. You name it, they had it. And to top it off, we stayed for the demolition derby. The kids thought that was just the bees knees!

We didn't even get to the rides which was fine and we didn't care. There was so much to see and do. Horses getting baths and new horse shoes, 4-H shows, the milking station, demo derby, and more.

 The kids were mesmerized watching the cows being milked. Alena put two and two together and comments, "Mommy, that cow is being pumped like you did." (I pumped and donated my milk to a baby in need.)

This mama goat was being shown with her cute baby kid!

 I thought this next picture was just adorable. I spotted a local girl taking a nap with her show cow. :)

The grandstand was packed for the derby.

Did anyone else hit up their county fair this year?

Dog Days of Summer

With summer winding down and the weather turning fast, excuse me while I flood you with posts from our final beach weather days. We've been so busy playing outside while we can, getting into home schooling (more on that in another post), and thoroughly enjoying our time together that I had put a hold on blogging.

This was from back in August when the kids and I headed to Lake Erie, or the "sea" as the kids called it. Can you tell they're Arizona born and bred?



A little nurse and nap time.

Those Eyes

One thing I will never forget about breastfeeding is looking into your child's eyes. The look of thankfulness as you fulfill their hunger, contentedness as a tantrum is calmed, and watching sleepiness take over.

 

That face can't get any sweeter.