Meet me at the Fair

One last thing and i will be caught up. I have decided that i am a manic blogger. Anyway, in September we went to this fair called the Sandwich Fair. It is a pretty big deal and we ended up seeing people that we knew from all over the western suburbs. This is a classic rural fair with livestock, bunnies for sale,carnival rides, barrell racing, John Deer tractors for sale, arts and crafts on display and even baked goods. My favorite was the wedding cake section. This one made me think of my Dad who loves James Bond. But this cake may be taking it a little too far. It was awesome!

The kids sitting on a John Deer tractor. Spencer loved this section

Little Jules may seem small and helpless but that girls is a daredevil at heart. Alexis was too scared to go on this ride so Julia went on it by herself. And she loved it!

We had a really fun time, walking around, lookng at all of the animals, riding the ferris wheel, eating apple rhubarb pie, and people watching. There was so much to see. We ran into some good friend of ours there and everyone ended up at our house for pizza after. Maybe next year we'll stay for the Tractor Pull.

Pretty in Pink

So you may be wondering what Spencer does all afternoon with both sisters out of his hair. Well his main activity is his nap but he also likes a little relax time on his own. His favorite part of his day though is taking Julia to the bus stop. He is the only boy there with about 6 Kindergarten age girls and their little sisters. Him and Julia started out the year riding their bikes to the bus stop and of course Spence wanted a backpack too but i only had a girl one. So here he was on a pink bike with a pink backpack. That poor kid. Luckily he doesn't seem to care about it at all.

Not a bad bike rider for a 2 1/2 year old.This is him reading a book on my bed. Ahhh, time to himself. Actually the truth is that he misses his sisters a lot when they are not home. And he often asks "Mommy, where's Jewyah, where's Yex?" But it is a chance to have Mommy all to himself and sometimes he'll even say "Mommy, yets cuddle" oh so sweet. I know i better treasure that while it lasts.

Back to School

So the girls went back to school in August. It still seems crazy that Julia is in Kindergarten but she seems to like it. Alexis started 2nd grade and has had a bit of a reality check coming in to it. It seems that "you don't get to do any crafts" in 2nd grade. But she is still doing great and we are trying to suplement that need at home.


Julia couldn't wait for Kindergarten, after telling me everyday last year that preschool was "so boring".



So after she caught the bus i rushed over to the school to see her line up take some more pics, along with a ton of other parents. It's hard to let those little ones go!

After school the girls get to ride home on the bus together. Julia is lucky to have a big sister that takes such good care of her.