Thanks, Mom!!

Well, most people are busy putting up the bounty from their home garden, I however; am busy putting up things given to me from OTHER people's gardens.  I very much have a love/hate relationship with gardening right now.  My mom was gracious enough to provide us with enough rhubarb to feed a small army, so I got it ready for the freezer.  I realize that rhubarb is not a fruit of choice for most people (is it even a fruit?), but one of Andy's favorite pie fillings is strawberry-rhubarb.  So for him I baked pie.

The one that got away..........

Well, we had a beautiful morning and we had been talking about taking Eyler fishing for a while now (even though we knew the concept of fishing and two-year-old attention span are not harmonious things)....but, we have this cute little Disney fishing pole and the weather was great so off we go.  We went to a creek where Andy normally goes turkey hunting and got all situated, putting up chairs and worms on to hooks.  I would have given anything to know what was going through Eyler's head as he was figuring out "feeding" the fish worms!  So, Andy tells him that he'll cast it out and then he can sit and "fish"....which is actual Eyler lingo means to constantly cast and reel.  Andy casts it out, turns to give it to Eyler and "WE  GOT A BITE!".  Andy and Eyler reel in this decent sized catfish on a three foot $8 Disney Cars rod and reel set.  Andy walks down the bank to pull the fish on to the bank.....slips...breaks the line and plop goes the fish back into the creek.  Unfortunately in all the rush I wasn't really ready with pictures, but had I been able to capture their faces it would have told the story of the one that got away.

After all the excitement, we came home for naps then braved the waterpark this afternoon.  This is the last weekend they are open and we've been meaning to go all summer.  Eyler must have been having a good time because he kept saying "Thanks for coming here, mommy".  We all had a blast and we'll all be sleeping good tonight!!

Cutest thing ever!

Last weekend while visiting my mom, we traveled to Colby, KS to take Eyler to the Dinosaur Train premier party and decided to head on over the Brewster to visit a craft store I had heard about, you can check them out at http://craftpeddler.net/ .  They had some great products including these cute candy cookie molds.

So, I of course had to try them out.  My first time, so I didn't go overboard and do anything too fancy, just some white chocolate over Oreo's.  My next attempt will be so much better and prettier, but either way they turned out very cute and tasty!!

Talk about commitment!

We took Eyler to the carnival, and it was so much fun!!  He loved riding the kiddie rides and even bravely rode the ferris wheel (much to my chagrin).   He and Daddy got wristbands for unlimited riding and braved the crowds and lines.

(E is not wanting to deal with pictures when there are rides waiting)

 The moment you realize without any doubt that your husband is beyond committed to his child is when you see him squeeze into a giant blue "flying elephant", again and again and yes, again.

Ahhh, that's love!!



Everyone loves a parade.....

Well, I've been late keeping up on posts as we're busy finishing up the ends of summer.  Two weeks ago we spent most of our week at the county fair (which our entire family loves!).  This was the first parade for Eyler where he could figure out what was going on, and it was a blast seeing him scramble for candies and wave to float occupants.