Oh the Joys!!!

Well, Super Girl has done it again! She never ceases to amaze me at the variety of trouble and mischief she can get herself into! She is walking much better now, and if we don't put up the gate, she will climb up stairs in about 30 seconds! I finally gave in and decided to let her feed herself with a spoon (she's almost 1 after all). She has been feeding herself crackers adn other pick-up foods, but this was the first time I let her have a try at spoon feeding without me there to help...this was the result...


















She was attempting to eat sweet potatoes if anyone was wondering! In other news, Super girl's hair is now long enough to put into 2 side ponytails (sort of) she looked so cute that I thought I'd post these pics too.

And here's our little mischief maker caught in the act! I can't believe how fast she can get up those stairs when she is motivated! In fact, if I catch her crawling toward the stairs, she speeds up, crawling faster toward the stairs (like I'm not going to be able to catch up to her in time!) Ha HaHa!!! She is SO FUNNY!

Up, Up, and Away!

We had the privilege this past weekend to attend a Hot Air Balloon Festival here in town. It was so amazing! The most amazing part was that I got myself and 2 kids up and out the door at 6:15am!!!!! We went to see the balloons launch at sunrise. They didn't quite make it at sunrise, it was more like 7:45am. The winds were not cooperating before then. But 4 balloons launched and another 6 (or so) just inflated and stayed on the ground. But it was so cool to see the whole process of how they set up these amazing balloons. The bottom picture out of the 3 on top here is a picture looking inside the balloon while it's being inflated on the ground (just in case you couldn't tell).

So that was Saturday morning. Then Saturday night they held a "glow" where the balloons all stay on the ground and just light up the balloons every time they send flames shooting into the massive balloon to keep it upright. IT WAS SO COOL!!!!! And not to mention BEAUTIFUL! We had such a great time.





Super Boy's favorite balloon was this HUGE PIGGY BANK!!! This photo was taken at the glow, this is the piggy's rear end! The balloon is owned by a local bank. They let kids touch it and climb under it while it was being deflated. It had a coin ready to "fall in" on top and was just an amazing sight. I ever got a great picture of it because I was being dragged here and there by Super Boy wanting to see this or that. We were slightly disappointed because it never left the ground, but we told the owners how cool it was, and that we hoped to someday see the day when pigs fly! They had a good laugh at that (probably out of pity, I'm sure they've heard that joke before!)





My favorite was the "glow". 2 or 3 balloons really lit up well, while the other (darker colored balloons) were harder to see when they were lit up. I hope you all enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoyed seeing this amazing sight! They say it was a 1st Annual event, so hopefully they'll do it again next year, and then I can invite anyone that lives close enough to come out too! Bye for now!

We Bought A Boat!!!!!

Talk about an eventful week! Not only did we have 2 sets of Gma's and Gpa's with us, we also bought a boat!!! We saw a deal and couldn't pass it up! So here are some pictures the old owner took of the boat (sorry I just haven't had the time or energy to take some of my own, and his are only a couple of days old!)

On the way to look at this boat, we were 2 cars behind a major accident on the highway. We saw a Big Rig plow straight into a cement barrier. His Rig immediately caught fire, but no one was hurt and we were able to stop in time and avoid another accident. We were in shock at what we had just witnessed, it was like watching a movie. But if we had been just 5 minutes later or a few second earlier, I don't think it would have been the same happy ending. We either would have been delayed and unable to buy the boat, or possibly injured or killed in a crash.

Life is precious! We are grateful we were kept safe and able to get an AWESOME BOAT!!!

Family Fun!

What a Week! We have been having SO MUCH FUN with Gma and Gpa visiting! We went to a candy factory to see how different candies are made...SO COOL! Definitely not a place that I could work (it would ruin candy for me! :) But very fun to go and see (and buy!) Everyone had to wear a hairnet (even Super Girl!) and we were SO FASHIONABLE!!! Then Super Boy got to have a special adventure with Gma and Gpa to an aquarium! His favorite part was getting his hand painted (after much coaxing and Gma doing it 1st!) Then they went out to lunch and had a indoor "dessert picnic" awhile after they came home. Super Boy spread a blanket on the ground and Gma and him at their dessert from lunch together! Great memories were made this week. Stay tuned for our next adventure...coming soon to a blog site near you!