Thanksgiving at Jane and Bill's, Part 2

Jack had a ball feeding the ducks and geese down in Banner Elk. We also got to feed the fish at the pond near the house, but the fish were dormant. Will and Anna loved trying to throw rocks through the ice.

Thanksgiving at Jane and Bill's

The kids had a ball playing in the leftover snow. Sledding and snowballs and running and yelling. In the picture with the snowman ("Frosty!"), Jack isn't just looking down, he's pouting over something.

Links

Hey! I just wanted to remind everyone about the Links section over to the right (you might have to scroll down to see it). Mostly we've used this for silly stuff, but I've also added a charity to the link. If you're looking for a place to spend some charity money, I'd encourage you to look at this site. It's Child's Play, a charity where all of the money goes to children's hospitals. You can pick your favorite or nearest children's hospital, and buy items for them directly, or choose to give money directly to the charity.

Ok, PSA over. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Halloween 2008

Jack wanted to be "Sportacus" from his favorite show, "Lazytown." Lily had a blast a bunny. We took them to the mall in Chapel Hill and toted them around in the wagon. Most of the stores had someone out front who was doling out candy. Jack was very good and said "Trick or Treat!" and "Thank you" although he did need some coaxing at times.

Jack and Lily's House

The lot is being cleared. Lily is unimpressed.

State Fair, Part V

Sorry for all of the images, but this trip was too fun, and we got too many great pictures to leave them out. We carted some kidlings around in the wagon, saw some animals (rabbits, cows, horses, mules, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, turkeys, camels, kangaroos, alpacas, cappibaras, did I miss any?), won some "prizes", saw some carnies, listened to 80's hits blared way too loud (I must be getting old), ate some bad food (giant turkey leg, fudge, cotton candy, fudge funnel cake, coke, and french fries), and generally had a good time. It didn't rain on us, nobody was bleeding, and the kids were exhausted when we got home. Parents too.
Hopefully the next post won't come from the Gastrointestinal ward at Duke University Hospital.

State Fair, Part IV

Perhaps Jack's favorite ride was the Water Bumper cars. He eventually figured it out and was bumping with the best of them. The spinning Traffic Jam ride actually went pretty fast. Daddy was leaning over and comforting a moderately unhappy JackRabbit, and Daddy realized that looking down while spinning rapidly makes for an unhappy stomach. Fortunately, emesis was avoided. Eventually, even the JackRabbit was having fun on this ride.

State Fair, Part III

All kinds of new experiences at the State Fair. Riding Caterpillar roller coasters (for a kiddie ride, it went pretty fast), riding a ride that beat Daddy half to death with it's intentionally bumpy ride (and child size metal seats), and standing in line.

More State Fair

As you can see from our trip to the State Fair, Jack is much more outgoing with things he's familiar with, like the playground equipment. (One of the other, bigger kids was very kind and helped Jack climb up to the slide). But when Jack is faced with unfamiliarity, like riding the circus train by himself, he's all business. He did manage a little Mona Lisa smile by the end.

A good time was had by all

We took the kids to the NC State Fair in Raleigh for an afternoon. It was a blast!
Jack had to have Lily serve as the "pinch-rider"; he liked the ponies, but no way was he getting on one. The merry-go-round was tentatively fun. He loved the flying dragon (he's beside Cindy where you can't see him). Lily was unfazed by it all.