NC State Fair

Thursday morning I loaded up the kids and headed to the fair. It was perfect fair weather 65 degrees and breezy. We had a fun morning of games and rides. My kids take after their mommy so they stick to the kiddy rides. Poor Adrienne looked like she wanted to hurl on the swings but when she got off she said she loved it.

Cole took this picture to show Daddy that you can get deep friend ANYTHING!! The whole deep fried thing was gross to my picky eater.

On our way out of the fair the kids got caramel apples which is the only "fair food" they want.

Of course I did not get a picture of the most memorable thing at the fair for them this year......a girl catching cow poop in a bucket! They were amazed that anyone would stand behind a cow and do that. I would have to agree with them on that one.

Fall Festival

Sunday was the perfect ending to our busy weekend. We left the mountains around 8:30 Saturday night so we could be back for Homecoming and Fall Festival at church on Sunday. The service was wonderful with all three services together for one service and the weather was perfect for the Fall Festival.

The kids were exhausted from traveling so late Saturday night but that did not stop them from having a great time with their friends. Adrienne kept it pretty low key this year with face painting, a caricature, and a pony ride. Cole of course was going 100mph and did every activity out there at least twice.  It was such a fun day for all of us.....now if we could just find time for a nap!!

Fall Colors

We may not have hit peak weekend for fall color in the mountains but we were pretty close. I don't know about the rest of my family but I had a great time admiring all the fall colors.

Playing in the River

We took a quick trip to the mountains this weekend. Playing in the river on a cool October day seemed like a great idea. The water was freezing and their little feet and legs were red but they were having a blast.

Of course it was all fun and games until someone fell in!! I will not say which one fell in but lucky for them it was in the 70s and they dried pretty quick. I think they were having so much fun that wet clothes did not matter much.

Fall Fun

We took a trip to Green Acres Farm on Saturday. The weather was a perfect 60 degrees and breezy. We had a great time.....

Running around the corn maze 

 

Climbing on big tractors

 

Climbing and jumping on giant hay bales.

Our Weekend

This weekend we took a trip to Great Wolf Lodge! We all had a great time and even got in a trip to Ikea while we were there. The kids are already asking when we go back and Cole has already called top bunk next time. Here is a little peek at our weekend......

Moments

This morning we had breakfast at the Observation Deck at the airport. Cole loved to watch the planes when he was two years old and it was fun today to watch the same excitement on his face as he raced up the stairs to watch a plane take off. He really enjoyed listening to the tower and pilots talking which of course he never noticed when he was younger.

I am working hard on myself lately trying to make sure I don't let these moments race by me without even noticing. It would have been so easy to play with my phone and not even look up to see Cole reading the signs on all the columns or Adrienne building a huge sandcastle and letting the little kids help even when their help was knocking it all down. I know I am way to distracted with nonsense a lot of times when I should be  playing legos with Cole or coloring with Adrienne. There will come a day when I am going to be the one longing for their attention and they will be the ones too busy for me. I want to make the most out of all of these moments with them because there will be no turning back time when they get older.

Of course my proud mommy moment came a few days ago when we were in a store and the man working there told them they were the most well behaved children he had ever had in the store. I am choosing to remember that moment because I am sure in the next store that was not the case!!