Weekend In Review

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Friday ~ Lloyd took the day off and helped with the kids while I canned more salsa.  It was great having him home an extra day :)  The kids loved it!  In the evening, Lauryn and I met up with Kristin, Ross, Jesse, Nikki and Willow, to watch the Twilight parade.  We had lots of snacks and Nikki brought glow necklaces, bracelets, wands and swords.  We got there early so we had fun with the kids, took pictures, and talked about looking for a raleigh house cleaning service.  It's fun to see everyone and everything all lit up through the parade.    Saturday ~ Lloyd made breakfast and then we got ready and headed down to the fair.  Lauryn was so excited and wanted to ride everything!  She and I went on the Ferris wheel, the Gravitron, the Tilt-A-Whirl, the swings, and the Scrambler.  She rode all of the kiddie rides and she, Lucas and I rode the carousel together.  We played a few games, bought some lemonade and before we left, we walked over to the arts and crafts at the park and Lauryn got her face painted.  Shortly after we got home, my Mom came over and she and I went to pick up my brother Jayson.  We had an easy dinner of ham and cheese sandwiches, chips and pickles and we visited for the rest of the evening.    Sunday ~ I made breakfast and we hung out around the house most of the day.  Lauryn and Lucas kept their Uncle Jay busy all day :)  In the evening, Mom came back over and we grilled burgers, hot dogs and brats.  After dinner, we went downtown and watched the fireworks.  Lucas did not have a good time :(  He was too tired and was upset through the whole show.  After we got the kids in bed, we sat out on the deck and visited for a few hours.    Monday ~ I had put breakfast in the crock pot the night before so it was ready when we got up.  I made some biscuits and we all ate before heading down to the parade.  Lauryn loved it and got tons of candy.  Lucas had a much better time and was clapping, waving and dancing to the music.  Aunt Dereka and Uncle Russell visited after we got back and then I took Jayson home.  When I got back, we had leftovers for dinner and relaxed in the evening.  It was a long, fun weekend :) 

Happy Labor Day

What a nice weekend!  We walked down to the fair yesterday and played a few games.  I won Lauryn a pretty stuffed snake and a little stuffed fish and she won herself a big blow up mallet that squeaks.  They had one of those little duck ponds and I thought it would be fun to let her pick on herself.  I put her down by it and she watched the ducks go around for a minute and then SPLASH!  She didn't grab a duck but she liked the water :)  I helped her pick one and she one the big mallet.  We walked around for awhile, then went to Cory's to grab some dinner.  After that we came back home and got ready for the fireworks at Shane and Trisha's.  I wasn't sure if Lauryn would get scared by the big booms or if she'd even stay awake long enough to watch it but she did and she didn't seem to mind the noise at all.  She watched most of them but towards then end she got really snuggly with me...which I totally love since she doesn't do that a lot anymore :)

Today we got up, got ready and went downtown to watch the parade.  Lauryn liked the sirens and the firetrucks.  It was just over an hour long.  There was a veteran sitting just to my right and when the other vets came down, he yelled out across the street, "HATS GENTLEMEN!"  because the flags were coming and the guys hadn't taken their hats off.  They always have the Miss Belding floats, and the kiddie King and Queen floats but my favorite this year was the King and Queen of the nursing home float :)  I thought that was too cute!

Well, the rest of the day will be spent tidying up the house, grilling some burgers and corn on the cob and enjoying the last of our four day weekend together.  Happy Labor Day all!