Just One of Those Nights

Where all of us were in great moods.  So to turn it up a few notches, we gave the boys big bowls full of cotton candy.  And us adults broke out some champagne, music and mad..or bad...dancing skills:)

Pumpkin Parade

Well, it always starts off this way.  Lots of action on the kids part, and then they all start drifting away.  And then it is the adults carving pumpkins.  Solon and Luke did tell us what 'type' of pumpkin they wanted carved.  Solon wanted a skeleton.  And Lukey wanted a scary face.  And Ansley colored her baby pumpkin using markers.  I will have to say that once they were all lit up, they looked really good. 

They Finally Arrived

We were all happy to see Sally, Jason and crew finally get home.  We cooked a big chicken dinner with potatoes and sauteed brussel sprouts.  And the kids had fun sitting in their respective chairs and making faces.

The One Percenters

With all the little boys around, Ansley and Tudor-Beach are in the minority.  So here is hoping they really like each other.  Tudor-B is "extra-grabby" as Solon likes to say each morning, so you kind of have to beware of her catching your hair, cheeks, eyeballs, etc...and reeling them in.  Which can be pretty painful. You can tell Ansley has a big brother because she could dodge all the attacks pretty well.

That Time of Year Again

It is with sadness in my heart that I post all these great photos.  Because the Rabinowitz clan couldn't join us.  Their flight from Raleigh to Pensacola was canceled due to a busted window, so we had to head to the fair without them.  But the rest of the annual fair crew was there! Jay,  Janie, Sarah, me and the kids.

The fair has always been fun, but this year it was so much more.  We weren't in the gates for more than 3 seconds before Solon and Sarah were devouring a bag of cotton candy.  And then we grabbed a few beers and found the kid rides.  Solon loved the big slide and then pointed to the swings and said he wanted to ride them.  They were a little advanced from what he was used to, but we let him go for it.  He just barely made the required 42", and he loved it.  LOVED IT.  So with that we decided to let him ride pretty much whatever he wanted which included the dragon roller coaster (with Janie), the sky-gliders (with Sarah),  the Tilt-a-Whirl (all three girls),  the Nascar roller coaster (with Jay), the Scrambler (with me) and the Mouse Roller coaster (with all three girls).  No lie.  Some of these rides kind of scared me due to how high they went up.  But there was never a second of not pure excitement on Muffin's face.  All we could think was how much we wished Luke was there to do it with us.

The grown-ups did a few rides and then hit about every food vendor possible.  Corn dogs, pizza, gyros, cheese fries and funnel cakes.

Tudor-Beach hung in there the whole evening.  She was cracked out on all the lights, but she kept super snugly in her pink blanket.

Showing Off Her Chops

We all had the best time ever this past week in Pensacola.  The Rabinowitz crew were up in Raleigh when we arrived on Saturday, but Janie was there waiting on us.  We were much relieved to finally arrive.  The drive was torture.  Tudor-Beach got car sick and threw up so hard that I swear it hit the back windshield.  And Solon was bored...which means all we heard was "How much longer?"

But we settled into the house.  Getting the first glimpse of Sally/Jason's new kitchen which I will let her post pics of once it is complete.  Beautiful! Then the State game.  A total stink out, but Jay, Janie and I had fun regardless.  Eating nachos and drinking beer.

Been Absent

I have been so poor about posting! But had a lot of stuff going on:)  We are heading to Pensacola for a few days.  Do our annual visit to the fair and trick-treating in East Hill with Sally, Janie and crew.  Muffin is beyond excited!!!