Hendricks County Fair Fun

Last week was our local fair and we took the kids on Wednesday evening for a big fun time. We visited with lots of animals and ate lots of fair food. Mae didn't necessarily appreciate the horse that whinnied in her face.......poor Mae.......she screamed and shook and was so scared. Bad mommy for thinking I could pet a horse while wearing Mae in the sling.

We watched a horse pulling contest with big draft horses.......so cool. While we watched, they were pulling 7500 lb. Can you imagine? And they loved it. They were jumping to get started when their handlers would hook them up to the big weight. Then we let Nicholas and Ella ride some animals........Ella chose Molly the pony and Nicholas chose Jonas the camel. So fun.

Mae is 10 months old!!

Our little peanut is becoming such a biggie girl. She says "DA DA DA" and just lights up when Daddy comes into the room. She's nowhere close to saying "MA MA MA" despite my unceasing efforts to get her to speak the sounds that will melt my heart! She's very busy and gets into everything. It's ever the challenge to keep the Barbie and Polly Pocket accessories away from her little hands and mouth!

Mae Mae tries ice cream!!!

While in Nappanee, we visited Dairy Queen for some cool treats (b/c our most beloved ice cream place, The Chief, was closed......grrrr......). Anyway, we let Mae Mae try some ice cream. She would scrunch up her face like she was in so much pain and then she would want more. So funny. I guess the ice cream was a little too cold for her liking!

Summer Vacation--part 2

We enjoyed getting to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Detwiler at Greencroft Healthcare Facility in Goshen. The kids enjoyed meeting the resident cat and rabbit. We spent a few afternoons in Meemaw and Papa's backyard in a baby pool they had purchased for our use. The girls wore matching swimsuits........super cute. One evening, we were invited to visit with friends on the lake in Syracuse. We swam and had a cook out and took a boat ride. Niko and Ella were little fish. They wore their life jackets and had a big fun time. Niko jumped off the pier over and over. Ella would float and "swim" and jump off the pier if you held her hands. The boat ride was very fun but very busy. I held a very wiggly and uncomfortable Mae......she was wearing a life jacket that was very safe but very bulky. Lenn kept track of Ella and Niko who kept wanting to try out different parts of the boat while I kept wanting them to sit still!! We did get back to the dock in one piece and our kids are still talking about the great day we spent at the lake.

Summer Vacation--part 1

We had a great vacation in Nappanee in July. We drove up to Nappanee on July 2 and came home on July 10. Meemaw and Papa Carl took great care of us and had a full house for that week. Papa's birthday was on July 2 so we celebrated with a birthday dinner and cake (with lots of candles!! O.k., actually there were only 7....). We went to the Buffalo Chip Stew Festival on July 3 and had a blast (Niko's word!). Ella and Niko fished and Niko spent hours running around with cousin Colin. Ella told Papa that she wanted to fish all night. She loved it!!!

Mae is 9 months old!!

O.k., as of today she's actually much closer top 10 months old but I haven't been able to blog in awhile due to some major computer malfunctions. So, better late than never......

Miss Mae continues to be such a joy. She is so busy crawling, climbing the stairs, pulling up on everything and cruising around the furniture. She doesn't say any words yet........I'm still anxiously awaiting the first "ma ma ma" to come out of her mouth. We love her so much!!