Fall Break

For Fall Break Carter wanted to go camping.  Jason and I didn't think camping with Mila would be very fun, so we decided to have a backyard campout.  We roasted hot dogs over a "campfire" and made smores.  When Carter found out that we were going to have a fire he says, "I'll be right back." and runs in the house... He came out with this mask and a piece of hose from the play vacuum.  He thought he was a real fireman.

The kids' hotdogs turned out VERY BURNT, so I made them some in the microwave after their fun with the roasting.

This is a picture of Mila's big bump and bruise on her forehead.  She fell on the cement at my sister's house a couple of hours earlier.  She was fine but it sounded horrible...

Once we had our beds all made we took turns telling ghost stories.  I let each of the kids tell their story and then I told them one.  When I was half way into it, Carter says, "OK, stop. I'm really getting scared."  It was pretty funny.

Fireman Carter putting the fire out.  The fire was his highlight of the night, so I promised that we would use our homemade fire pit more this winter.

It turned out to be a pretty eventful night...Jason stayed in the house with Mila and I camped out with Carter and Leah.  We were in our beds and the kids were both asleep by 8:30. At about 9:30 Schnef Farms had their weekend fireworks for their Chili Festival and every dog in the neighborhood was barking.  Then at about 10:30 it started sprinkling.  I went in and got Jason to come out and help me put the rain cover over the tent.  It only rained for about 15 minutes, but it was just enough to get everything wet.  Then the wind really picked up.  It was moving our tent so much and making so much noise that I just could not get to sleep.  Finally at about 3:30 I told the kids that I was going to sleep on the couch.  Not long after I went in they were in too.  It was really fun while it lasted though.  Maybe we'll do it again in the spring, or heck, maybe we'll actually take them camping...

Graham County Fair and Parade:

We haven't been to the Fair since Leah was about 18 months old, so we decided to take a long weekend and go to our nephews' football game, parade, and big ol' fair.  The kids loved it!  Carter and Leah were the perfect age to ride rides and really enjoy it.  Mila...not so much.

Here's Carter and Jason on the Farris wheel.  Carter and Leah both were big talkers before we went to the fair that they were going to ride on the Farris wheel, but as soon as we started to get in line to ride it they both said that they didn't want to.  We pretty much forced them to go and their faces were priceless when we were headed to the top...They were both pretty much holding on for their lives...

Carter actually did a few rides that I thought were a little too much for him, but once he got off he loved 'em.

Leah's favorite was the slide. 

Here's Carter wishing for a Polaris Ranger...

Neither one of them had ever seen cotton up close, so Carter was pretty excited to be able to touch it and then wanted his picture with it.  I guess growing up in Thatcher and seeing it everyday, you don't think twice about it.

It was a really fun weekend and we were able to see a lot people that we hadn't seen in years. Hopefully we'll be able to go again next year so Mila can enjoy it too.

Carter stayed in Safford for his last week of Fall Break to spend time with Grandma and Papa Nelson and all of his cousins.  He had so much fun as usual.  They really seemed to keep him occupied doing the boy things that he loves to do. They took him hunting, paintball shooting, fishing, and also played baseball with Aunt Cindy's baseball team.  Their neighbor even had a bon fire to burn tree branches and Carter thought that he was the security for the fire.  I was told that he even locked up his cousins in the old chicken pen.

We went with my sister's family to the park to hit some baseballs.  Mila had more fun going for rides on their golf cart and seeing all of the neighborhood dogs out for walks.

Here's Mila with her newfound toy...the mop bucket.  She loves for Carter to push her up and down the driveway.  (Notice her cup of ice...she doesn't go very far without it.)

And here is a picture of our new "pet".  This frog has been in our yard for over a month and poops on my front porch EVERYDAY!  I'm soooo sick of him.  One day I found Mila picking up the poop, so I have to make sure that I squirt it off before she gets to it.  Anyone want a frog???

Today was a really rough day for me...I don't know if it was just that the kids were bored, or what, but they fought non-stop today.  I don't think I got anything accomplished because I was a referee on overtime today. 

Although Fall Break was fun, I can't wait to get back to our normal schedule on Monday.