our FAIRly fantastic day!

caleb on the bus

caleb and drayson before the fun began

caleb and david after going down the "big slide"

caleb on the planes

on the little kid roller coaster

Last night we took our highly anticipated trip to the FAIR! On Caleb's TO-DO list:

• Ride the bus to and from fair
• Watch the mutton bustin' (little kids riding sheep at the rodeo)
• Go on the rides
• Eat cotton candy

And we did them all!!! Along with looking at the goats, sheep and cows...and we topped the night off by sharing a gigantic elephant ear!!!! yumm! Caleb has informed us that if we let him participate in the mutton bustin' next year "he won't ever let go....I'll ride that sheep forever!"

Drayson was a trooper, hanging out in his seat most of the time, though he did enjoy a little fresh air during the rodeo (the weather was amazing last night). I have realized that though I was born and raised in Eastern Washington (an area that most people consider "farm land"), I am still a "city gal." I did not enjoy watching the calf roping (it yanks their little necks back and I was convinced the first one was dead) and I tried to pet the goats before Chip informed me that they bite (I was apparently the only person in the goat barn that did not realize this fact). I was also appalled at the fact that there was a gigantic sign hanging in the cow barn of all places that read "beef, it's what's for dinner!" Chip then clued me in on the fact that all of the steers would be sold and butchered...it's pretty much the whole point of bringing your cow to the fair (news to me)! It's OK--laugh....Chip did!

Despite these few traumatic realizations on my part, we had a wonderful time and can't wait for next year.

This past weekend was pretty fun and a good way to wrap up our awesome summer. Saturday night we went to my good friend Cara's wedding, which was beautiful, and we got to see everyone one last time before fall gets here.
Then Sunday was my sister's shower for Baby Parker! She got all kinds of great stuff and we are now just counting down the weeks until we get to meet him. She is going to be a great mommy!
Sunday night was our all church bbq and pool party at the big pool in Richland (a great way to cool off....we had 100+ degree temps all weekend long). We left Drayson with my parents and had some quality time with Caleb...he even talked me into getting in the pool! He is getting to be such a good swimmer! He thinks he is Michael Phelps (yes, we have been watching the olympics ("limplicks" according to Caleb) nonstop). And Caleb has informed me that he needs a swim cap or his head shaved! haha.
We are looking forward to going to the fair this week to see the animals, ride the rides, and get all kinds of yummy food (caleb is seriously looking forward to the cotton candy on a stick!)


caleb and daddy in the "big pool"

Nonni Donna with Drayson

Brotherly Bond!

Things were pretty laid back this past week or so. Caleb has been adjusting to having to share mommy and daddy, he is getting better everyday. As you can see from the pictures he loves his little brother and is already listing off the things he will teach him and that they can do together!

Caleb is definitely a fish out of water! Last Sunday he went boating with my parents, swam in the "deep" part of the river with my dad, rode the tube behind the boat without any adults (with 2 other little kids his age), and let my dad pull him up and down the beach on the wakeboard. Then this past Saturday after spending the day watching Daniel and David's 3on3 b-ball tourney, he went swimming at the big pool in Pasco with Daniel and Kassie. Kassie strapped on his lifejacket and he threw himself into the pool where he swam around with Daniel and all his friends!!! I can't beleive he will be 4 next month....though he seems to think he is at least 10 already!
Drayson is almost 2 months old! He is growing fast. He is such a good baby. And we have been so excited because he has been sleeping 5 1/2 to 6 hours stretches at night already! Morning definitely comes a little easier when you're able to get more than 2 hours of sleep at a time.