Sunday Fun Day

So, in case you couldn't tell from the title of this post, today was a fun day! I always forget how many great family activities there are around here in September. Last weekend, our little city celebrated itself and our country in its annual parade (which has since been renamed the Patriotic Parade, since it tends to fall right around September 11th). We were out of town at Colton's birthday party, but not to worry! The fun continues for weeks around here! Yesterday was the classic car show, of course, and today's featured event was a street fair.

So, of course, we had to go! We didn't stick around for too long, since it was close to noon and there wasn't much shade, but the kids had a blast nonetheless. When we got there, we headed straight for the fire truck. Both kids hopped right into the driver's seat and loved it. Such a HUGE change from the last time we went, almost two years ago. Just to compare, look at at my post from September 13, 2009. That was as close as Nikos would get, and he wouldn't let go of me! How times have changed! And now BOTH kids are really looking forward to the big fire station open house in a few weeks-- yay!


Shortly after they disembarked (which involved prying Maya's fingers off of the steering wheel and dragging her out), some high school kids came over and handed them some balloons. Balloons!! Something so simple, yet these balloons were ALL the played with for the rest of the day. Whatever makes them happy, right?

And that was our big event of the day! We spent the rest of the time playing inside the house and out in the yard, and both kids were in good moods all day. The house is clean, everyone is asleep, and life is good! Here's hoping for another speedy work week ahead!

Oh, but one last thing... Both kids have shown interest lately in seeing photos from when they were babies. They just love to snuggle up in my lap as I show them pictures on the computer, and I love telling them about what they were like. This morning, Nikos and I came across a picture from his first Christmas-- a picture of him with his beloved Bear, who was brand-new at the moment. Nikos almost didn't recognize Bear! This bear was fluffy and white, while the current bear is... well-loved, to say the least. Still, he thought it would be funny to "re-create" the photo of him holding Bear's paw, so here they are... Two photos, taken almost four years apart, of a boy and his (now-ragged) Bear!