Fall Festival

We had a great time at the fair! I worked in Ye Olde Country Store with Mom and Kelly Saturday afternoon, then Dave and Noah came over. We tried to put Noah on some rides . . .


This is Noah clinging desperately to Aunt Kelly on the carousel


This is Noah wondering what's going on as Dave straps him into the car


This is Noah staring at the platform. I didn't get any pictures of Noah's little face crumpling or of the crying or screaming when the ride wouldn't stop, despite his cries of "Done! Done!" Poor guy! The woman who ran the ride kept patting his arm when he'd come around, but I think that scared him more. Maybe next year!


So then we tried a ride he could ride with Dad. It went much better - well, I don't know that he had "fun," but there were no tears! And Dave can say he's ridden an elephant in Concordia!

School days

Noah started pre-school at daycare this week! Carol has pre-school lessons for the kids once they reach 2 years old. They have lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays; she sends the general idea for what they're focusing on each month. Yesterday, they started out talking about their names and ages. They also talked about school busses because Noah and Harrison (the two newest) like busses so much! Anytime Noah sees a delivery truck, bus or van, he says, "Bus!" If he hears an airplane, half the time he says, "Bu-bus!" I'm not sure where that comes from, but it's great fun when I say, "No, it's a truck," and he laughs and says, "Noooo. Bus!"

They also made school bus glasses! I got to see Noah's intact when I picked him up. They "accidentally" tore when he was checking them out later at home.



He seemed pretty excited on the way there, and Carol said he did really well, considering he wasn't exactly sure what was happening! Looking forward to hear about tomorrow's "class!"

We had another full weekend - pizza night Friday was about as calm as it got! Noah and Kaylor spent Saturday and Sunday with Grandma Pat. They had a great time playing blocks. Mom said they all made it to church together just fine Sunday morning, but they had to keep checking each other out when they all went to bed Saturday night!

Dave and I went to my friend Cheree's wedding in Waterloo, IA. It was our first time in Waterloo, IA! It was such a nice wedding, and all their family and friends were so welcoming.



Sunday we came to pick up Noah and went to Gambino's in Grain Valley! I was so excited to learn there is a Gambino's so near us; apparently, there's another one in Lee's Summit.

Then we took Grandma Pat with us to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. It was a warmer day than I expected, but it was nice to wander around and check it out. We mostly walked around but did sit to watch a couple shows. Noah's favorite part was the bubble machine on top of one of the shops. We visited that area twice!



Looking forward to a quiet Friday night, then it's off to Street Fair! Can't wait to see friends and family and ride rides with Kaylor!