Our State Fair

Anne Parks and I sang this song on our way to the fair. What a great day!

We rode the carousel...




the spaceships







and the dragons.



And made our way through the fun house.



Those mirrors were tricky!





the petting zoo











Goodbye, fair! See you next year!

Pumpkin Patch

Cheese!
One of Nora's new tricks - smiling for a picture -
if I could just get them to look at the camera!

Hey, cow! Look at my dress!

a very hot hayride, so on with the shades and off with the dresses

the corn box

hay bale maze











Homecoming

The Chirpy Chicks got to go to the Homecoming  "Pepper Alley" (as Anne Parks calls it). It was, at the same time, exciting and overwhelming for most of the pre-primer kids. Half of them looked like they were having fun, and half looked like they were terrified! Check out the pom-poms they made! Anne Parks was very proud of them.

Addy Katherine, Allie, and Anne Parks



William, Gentry Claire (loving the pep rally), Charlie, and Isabella





Mrs. Rootbeer (or, as some might say, Mrs. Reviere), the music teacher, fired up the crowd!


Go Raiders!

Tizzie's Birthday

We celebrated my mom's birthday this week with dinner at El Ranchito. Of course, she got the sombrero/whipped cream treatment and a Spanish serenade.



Anne Parks loved it!



Nora wasn't so sure.

Houdini

This is what Nora looked like a few mornings ago when I got her out of her bed. I still can't figure out how she did it.







Then, she did it again the next day...on the other arm!

Playing Outside

Finally! Some pleasant weather and a chance to play outside without melting!


Sidewalk Chalk




Nora stayed in the car most of the time. She could only go backwards, but loved turing the steering wheel.




Anne Parks has finally gotten the hang of riding her bike, and she's very proud of herself!


Libby loved having the girls outside with her!