Fall Fun

We went from the summer weather of Bermuda to full on fall weather in Boston. Even though we were pooped and in need of a relaxing weekend at home, we had to go out and celebrate our anniversary (dinner and a movie) on Friday and we just couldn't pass up going to the Topsfield Fair on Saturday. Mike and I had been there together a couple of times together and this year we would take Dylan.

We made plans to meet up with some friends at the fair and excitedly headed out for the day's adventure. The last times we had gone to the fair were on weeknights so we were not prepared for the mass amounts of people and chaos we experienced going to the fair on a Saturday. It was extreme nuttiness! We were ok with parking way off the fair grounds and taking a shuttle in. We were ok with waiting in lines to see some of the things. What we were not ok with was the pushing and shoving we had to do to navigate the stroller through the crowds! I kept Dylan close to me in the backpack and we just dealt with the pain of dragging that stroller around with us. That is something I will not repeat. Backpack in crowds=good, strollers in crowds=very bad!

I tried to be relaxed and enjoy the sights and sounds the fair had to offer. After a while, though, I was ready to get the heck away from all those people, hit the spots we felt like we needed to hit before leaving and then took off.

One big fun development that Dylan had at the fair - making animal noises! We walked into the livestock barn and he immediately started pointing at all the cows saying "MOOO!" It was too cute. We've been working on building his animal sounds repertoire ever since and I hope to get a video of some that he's learned and post it soon.

Sand Sculpture

Wow! That's a BIG pumpkin!

The Party Boy is Tuckered Out

After the mayhem of the fair, we did have a mellow long weekend. Mike coached a soccer game, I had a nice lunch, sans children, with two of my good girl friends, took some walks, hung out at some parks and did a little work in the yard.

What says fall more than raking leaves? Mike was working on a small pile when Dylan took the big rake away from him. It was a bit unwieldy for his little self so Mike went and grabbed our mini garden rake. Just the right size!

The Boys Hard at Work

Raking is Fun!