What a fantastic weekend we had! Thursday night, a little before 1am, Bobby, Lanie and Allie pulled into our driveway. A few hours later. . .okay, maybe it was 10 hours. . .we headed to the State Fair in Raleigh. Though our feet ached and we were exhausted by the end of the day, we had a WONDERFUL time.
Saturday was another fun day. The ladies awoke and went to Brigg's for breakfast and when we came back, the guys headed out to see the Duke/VT football game. That night we had a sweet beach reunion with the Flynn's and Bruegg's. The Lord has blessed us with such wonderful friends. Though exhausted from staying up late and waking early, our spirits were refreshed from our special and encouraging times with our friends.
As a special treat, Mommy and Daddy treated Madeline and Ryan to a funnel cake, and boy did they like it. Can you tell that Ryan is almost biting off Matt's fingers as he tries to take a huge bite!
Who are those beautiful ladies on that roller coaster? Oh, it's Madeline and Allie. Madeline loved her special time and attention from Ms. Allie and Aunt Lanie. And boy does that girl love rides. She is just like her daddy. She is giddy the moment she steps into the line and has a grin plastered from ear to ear as she rides. After this, we rode a train, a sky drop and the dizzy dinosaurs. And guess who did the dizzy dinosaurs with the kids??? Mommy, who hates spinning rides! Of course when it was time to get on this ride Allie and Lanie were nowhere to be found. :)
Madeline and Ryan LOVE their Aunt Lanie. And how could they not??? She showers them with love and attention and lots of tickles. If you look closely, Madeline is holding Sarah the hermit crab in her left hand. After this picture was taken, Sarah was forgotten about and left to wander the house. Hours later I realized she was missing. I searched, but she was nowhere to be found. Thankfully, super sleuth Aunt Lanie used her special observation skills and found Sarah wedged under the TV unable to move. Our hero. . .I imagine that a dead hermit crab begins to smell and Madeline has gotten pretty attached to this creature!
Though they argue, Madeline and Ryan are hysterical together. They laugh at each other and play silly games. Here Madeline is pushing Ryan in a stroller for baby dolls. They are both laughing hysterically (and so were Mommy and Daddy). You silly gooses!
Check out the girlfriend on the pony ride at the fair.
Though we got lost and walked for at least 30 minutes, we finally found the little chicks! And Madeline was in heaven. I wish you could see her with them. She picks them up so gently, draws them near to her body and tells them how sweet they are. They respond with lots of cheeping as her "gentle" hold is more like a death grip. Ryan also loved the chicks and duckies. He squealed in delight as he tried to pick them up and they ran from him.
After years of talking about it and desiring to try it, Matt is biting into his first fried snickers bar. It costs $4, and if you know Matt, you know that he REALLY must have wanted to try it. He genuinely loved every bite
Madeline and Aunt Lanie looked at all the beautiful blue ribbon flowers together. Madeline was so cute pointing out all the beautiful flowers and getting excited when she saw a blue ribbon next to one. Such a precious angel!
