Chalkin' It Up

There were so many fun pictures from Chalkin' It Up that I just had to make a collage. Lots of games and candy and fun things to do. The pictures may not be as good this small, but you can see just how much we did that day.

Kiddie Parade

This year the theme for the Tobacco & Heritage Festival was "Goin' Bananas for Festival". So I cut out a bunch of bananas and one big one. Mariah wrote the theme and her name on the big banana. When we were decorating it she said, "I hope I get 3rd place!" Well, she did! She was so proud! She loved riding around the square following the fire truck. She's been on a big kick lately about riding her bike anyway. So this was super fun this year! After the kiddie parade was "Chalkin' it Up" which made the whole day so much mor fun!!!

Just Piddlin' Farm

We go several times a year in the fall to Just Piddlin' Farm. Mariah had a thing about pumpkins last year so we kept going back. This year they added a corn box (like a sand box). We went with the neighborhood kids the same day as Jackson's Orchard.`Once the kids saw that they were done with the pumpkins. We stayed there until the moon came out! This is my favorite place for pumpkins.

Jackson's Orchard

The fall fun has begun!! We went with the neighborhood gang to Jackson's Orchard. It was my first time to go too. It was so fun! They had big slides made from tubes cut in half and a petting zoo. And, of course, lots of picture opportunities.

Go Speed Racer, Go!

I HAD to get out of the house one night, so I thought I'd let Mariah see how far she could ride on her bike. She amazed me! I pushed Mason in his stroller and she went almost a whole mile! We kept going for bike rides every night after that for quite a while. She loved it and I loved a chance to get out and walk.3a

UNO!!

Mariah's favorite new game is uno. She is pretty good at it too. She plays with all her cards facing up... and she will still beat you! She likes to play with her Daddy every night when I'm putting Mason to bed.

More Play

Mariah has figured out how a little brother likes to play now. Mason looks like he is just tolerating it. But as soon as she is done playing he is off to chase her down again. He chased her from one end of the house to the other last week (crawling of course). He was just fussin' at her the whole way because she had to make it so hard on him to get to her. He will pull up on the couch and bang on the computer when she is playing wanting her attention. And to top the cake, the other day he fell and bumped his head. But he didn't want Momma's comfort.. he wanted his Rah-Rah. (yes, I was a little hurt.)
And then I just had to throw in the random picture of Mason with the duck in his mouth. Do you think he is teething? Maybe all the droop around his mouth will help answer that qestion. :)