Harvesting Classically

We joined the Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm this year, and have not done anything with it. So we were determined to attend the Harvest Festival there and at least get some of our moneys worth.

And it was lovely.

Yuula decorated this hideous pumpkin

I beat Laura in corn cob checkers (until she quit)

I finally found where Vashti Bunyan's been hiding

Yuula played some marbles when she could see thru her shag

Laura and Yuula got cast as part of the brood in the bee play

we saw a cow

Yuula intimidated ducks

She made some friends with classic fashion sense

And she rode a damn horse

Good day. Good sausage sandwich. I think we once knew that pig. He was delicious.

Heifers Thru Hippos

After lunch we took on part two of the zoo tour. She was kind of obsessed with sitting inside this egg. 

 Then she fed cows

This guy was my favorite 

Our old friend the polar bear 

 Meerkats are the only animals that look right back at ya

She had been talking about hippos for awhile now, but was less than impressed with the real thing 

And the alligator was hiding, but there tilapia seemed to be a decent stand-in

Berries, Copters, And Peacocks

We headed down to Whiting Tuesday night to drop off Judee before our roadtrip, and maybe to have a nice dinner and a little rest. instead we did as many things as we could fit into an 8 hour window. First was a much belated Easter at Grandma & Grandpa's. Yuula doesn't own a calendar yet, so she didn't know any better. That would make a good Easter gift; a calendar.

Then we headed over to Hallock's for some peak season strawberry picking. Yuula took right to it, like she'd been there before, yanking berries and popping them down her gullet. We had to tell the girl at the checkout to charge for an extra pound or two that never made it into the basket. Maybe next time we just weight Yuula before and after to know how much we owe.

Then we headed out to Point Pleasant to see what we could see about trying out the boardwalk. The beach was a little crowded and we weren't all that interested in paying for a quick stroll out to the ocean so we hit the rides instead. Compared to last year, where we practically had to drag her onto even the merry-go-round, this time was a raving success. She wanted to ride everything! And she even smiled a couple of times. Plus she had a partner in crime this time around, namely her cousin Dylan, who up until the boats, seemed to be a perfect buddy.

Do I even need to mention we had ice cream at Sundae's?

Then to cap off an already jam-packed day, we visited the Popcorn Zoo, where Yuula saw horses, fed bears, hid from a tiger, and pet a sheep. We also saw the most enormous cow and Laura molested a peacock.

Do we think she had a good day?

This is the sign of a good day.

A Decent A Fair

After a the girls napped all day, everyone felt much better and a decision was made to go to the fair in Newfoundland.

approaching the gates we could tell this fair was no joke

one of the three rides Yuula met the height requirements for was the bouncy house

at first she was less bouncy and more house

we gave the horseys a go

she held her own this time and even mildly exclaimed "wee" once or twice, tho I don't think the horseys noticed

no?

a fair staple, a delectable classic

more horsey! she exclaimed, but her face doesn't tell that story

the space train went well at first

she lost it somewhere between Saturn and Jupiter (haha get it?)

there has never been a bad photo of a ferris wheel

more bouncy house, this time she's a pro

the sun dropped and the temperature plummeted

watching the world's worst magician

look! hog wrangling children

then we found Eileen

Susie will definitely hate this photo

WCF? you decide...

twilight at the fair

oh look, we're back at the bouncy house

Laura and I went on the Cliff Hanger, kind of cool, round and round on the angle but you get to go head first while you lay on your belly, like a hang glider, very relaxing.

In the time it took us to cliff hang Yuula had fallen asleep in Susie's arms. We decided rather than eat a $9 slice of pizza we'd go to their favorite restaurant, the Hotel, and grab a bite to eat. Yuula colored all of the placemats, including some of the table, and Eileen and Laura ate the biggest burgers I've ever seen. Susie and I were the lightweights. When the music jumped 10 decibels and the barflies started replacing dining folks it was clear the night was coming to an end. Good to see Eileen and Susie finally this summer. We still got a little bit of warm weather left so... we'll see what happens. Yuula was asleep before I could put the car in drive.