North Florida Fair

Today we went to the North Florida fair with my family. We were there for almost four hours! The food was better than I remember from years past. Addison & I ate grilled chicken & french fries which was not too bad, considering. Mom was none to pleased with her pulled pork sandwich, though. Dad bought everyone funnel cakes & fudge - yum! We went on the merry-go-round twice, which Addison loved. She wanted to ride on the pink pony, but both times the pink pony was unavailable. Luckily, she was flexible and compromised on a white pony the first ride, and a brown pony the second time. We played lots of carnival games. Uncle Boy (Hoyt) won Addison a cute purple bear, and Daddy won her a black puppy dog. The dog immediately became her best friend. Sadly, it already has a hole, from which there are Styrofoam beads leaking. While she's sleeping, the dog will be undergoing an operation to repair the damage! Addy's favorite part was the petting zoo. She fed goats with her Uncle Boy (Hoyt). She laughed every time the goat licked her hand. It was hilarious! After all that fun, Addison fell asleep on the way home.



Addison used the potty twice today. She's still inconsistent, but we're working hard at it. Robert & I would love to not change diapers anymore!

Next weekend we plan to go to Bradley's Country Store Days. The weather should be great, and there will be yummy sausages to eat!

Market Days & the Winter Festival are coming the first weekend in December. Really looking forward to both of those. It's unfortunate that they happen on the same weekend...it's a lot to do in two days!

Last but not least, I must make up for not including Amaly's long-awaited return to Tallahassee on my list of reasons why I'm excited for December. So, to add to my previous post:
December 12 - Amaly finally returns! Can't wait to hang out & catch up! (Love you, Amaly!)

Robert's 27th "birfdee"

So, I'm exceedingly late on this whole blog thing. Based on the number of attempts I had to make at getting a blogspot address, everyone except for me, Robert & Addison must already have a blog. I talked with my sister in law Evelyn after she started her blog. She told me how she wanted a cool title. I think I failed that effort here. But I got really tired of trying to come up with something witty. I even tried "wittytitle"...and it was taken.

Tonight, Robert has gone to the FSU vs. Boston College game. Prior to that, we celebrated his 27th birthday by ordering pizza from our favorite place - Paulina's Pizzeria - and playing Mario Kart. Robert's parents came over to eat lunch with us. Addison's birthday present for her Daddy was that she took a 2 hour nap! First voluntary weekend nap in over a month!

We had fun while Robert was at the game. We spent time watching movies (animals, of course!), eating "birfdee" (birthday) cake, and braiding Addison's hair. We tried two times. The first attempt was a regular french braid. The second was french braid "pig tails" as Addy called them.


Later, she was completely uninterested in going to sleep. We spent about two hours negotiating. She kept asking for her Daddy. It's fascinating to me that kids - even infants - can notice the most subtle changes in routine. Children are amazing creatures.

I'm excited for December to arrive for MANY reasons:
1. December 5 - Photo proof session with Long's Photography. You know how much I love photos of my family, so I cannot wait to see what shots Linda got of us!!
2. December 19 - Last day of school! Whoo hoo! I love my children, but I really look forward to the extra time with Addison!
3. December 21 - I thought there was something happening on this day...oh wait! It's FENELLA & MARK'S WEDDING in Edinburgh! :-( Sad I can't be there, so I HOPE it will be broadcast via webcam.
3.5 December 21 - Addison's 2nd "birfdee"! Oh how time flies...
4. December 24-25 - Only my absolute favorite time of year. Nothing* makes me happier than the Christmas holiday!
5. December 27-28 - Beach trip with my best buds. It's the first big vacation we've ever taken as a group...and it's about time!

*Except my family!

Happy 27th Birthday, Robert!