THE E-TOWN FAIR

My babies are not babies anymore, but I am so glad that they still enjoy the simple things!! Ayden and Claire could have spent all afternoon watching baby chicks hatch from their eggs and petting the animals at the fair. They really were very cute!
The kids loved holding the bunnies, but decided they still like their guinea pigs more, because the piggies don't scratch so much! When a bunny scratched Claire, she said, "DARN IT!! I am NOT holding YOU any more!!" She is a pretty funny kid.
I couldn't resist taking this picture, because I thought the lighting was too perfect. And, hoestly that is one of the cutest baby cows I 've ever seen!

KNOEBELS

We went to Knoebels Amusement Park this past weekend. It was perfect weather, the kids were great, nobody got sick on any rides....it was an all around fun time. My parents and sister, and nephews went, too...it is our tradition!!
Claire was brave enough to try a roller coaster this year....and she didn't like it. It really was pretty rough, though. And Ayden... well he is brave enough for every ride, and really hasn't found anything that he doesn' t like!!
We also did some camping, which was super fun. The kids loved it!

FINALLY

We FINALLY made it to Bethany Beach... for those of you who do not know, Bethany is where Jason's parents have a condo on the bay. It was great. The kids, of course, had a great time playing on the beach, kayaking, shopping on the board walk, and just hanging out.

Here are my kids just being too cool for words as they watched a Beatles tribute band. It just so happens that they are big Beatles fans, so they LOVED the "concert". Ayden studied every musician, deciding who he is going to be the most like when he has band...and Claire...well she is just my party girl. She was dancing, and swaying with her glow stick held high in the air singing the "na-na-na's" of "Hey Jude".
When not singing, dancing, or planning a musicians life...they eat. What better way to spend a night on the board walk, than to eat sugar loaded snowcones. They not only give you a sugar rush for the entire night, but also turn your whole being a different color!!! Awesome!

CLUES

Because the puzzler below is so difficult to see I will add clues for you to find "the visitor".

1. I find this pepper very tasty!!
2. I will not leaf anything behind after I have my meal.
3. I am bending over backwards to munch on my feast.

PUZZLER

While picking a pepper from my garden, I surprisingly came upon a visitor.... Can you find it in the picture?
The revealing answer will be posted soon.

Summer Activities

I know it has been a few weeks since I have posted anything, so here are a few fun things that we have been doing to keep busy. The kids made chocolate covered marshmallows with their friends the other day...the marshmallows were not the only thing covered in chocolate! It was really fun... they each decorated the marshmallows with sprinkles and toppings to make them unique.


We have taken LOTS of bike rides this Summer. These two monkeys are skipping rocks by the stream during a break from our ride on the Rails to Trails path.
We also tie dyed shirts , and learned to play badmitten, volleyball, and frisbee in the back yard.