Drew dressed as a Storm Trooper this year (you may remember from last year he was Darth Vader), and Mikayla dressed as Dorothy. My plan was to dress Drew as the scarecrow or tin man, but it just didn't happen! Oh well, maybe next year I'll get them dressed alike - I have said that every year since Mikayla has been born!
I have made several posts about pets that we have had. I wanted to introduce you to Molly. She is a nine month old Cocker Spaniel who is absolutely precious. We received her from Pam, who works with Craig. She is house-broken, doesn't chew, listens very well, etc. We got her this past Wednesday night, and we love her! Drew and Mikayla took right to her, and she to them. She is very sweet with them, even when they like to get close to her. You can tell it makes her a little nervous, but she doesn't growl or bark, she just moves away. We have talked to Drew and Mikayla about being easy with her because of her size, and they have done an excellent job! She reminds me so much of my Brandi I had at my mom and dad's house, and we hope Molly is a part of our family for many years to come! 
With me riding in the parade, that left Craig to take the pictures. You might think our trailer was speeding down the road if you judged from these pictures. I assure you we weren't!! In the top picture you can see Mikayla in the black shirt. Her face lit up as the bulldog mascot came over to our "float" as we were passing Craig. This mascot was actually part of the "float" in front of us. You can see one of Mikayla's teachers with her back to the camera at the front of the trailer. Mrs. Hayes didn't want her picture taken...
Mikayla, Drew, and Mrs. Birchfield were all throwing candy to Craig (the kids wanted him to pick it up for them). Do you think he picked up any?? I'm at the back of the trailer pointing towards Craig to make sure Drew and Mikayla don't miss him. Does it look like they did?? LOL Ms. Brown (Mikayla's other teacher) did not get in the pictures, but she was sitting across from me at the back of the trailer. We sure had fun...again I apologize for the blurry pictures but they were all blurry so that's all I've got...
Drew looks professional as he gets ready to kick the ball to start the game.
Poppi, Mikayla, and Jennie get ready to cheer Drew and his team on.
Drew loves playing goalie, and he plays this position most of the time. Here some of his teammates help him guard the goal as the other team throws the ball in.
Drew is serious about playing goalie. These pictures were all from Drew's game on October 13th. He didn't sit out a quarter during this whole game because one of our players wasn't there. Two of the four quarters he played goalie!
This picture is from Drew's game yesterday. He played 3 quarters of this game, and all three quarters he played goalie. I'm very proud of the job he does as goalie, but it sure makes me nervous as his mom. I still don't know all I'd like to know about soccer, but my feeling is there is a lot of pressure on you as goalie. Drew's team is really good about helping him out, and keeping the ball on the opposite side of the field. Playing goalie doesn't seem to make Drew nervous at all - he LOVES it!!
Jennie
Renee
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I saw where Becca, Holly, Sandee, and Barb were also awarded by Bridget - you all are deserving in my eyes as well!
Super Sweet Holly, over at Mama Pajama has awarded me with the Candied Apple Award! She thinks I'm one of the sweetest people she knows. Wow!! Holly is such a sweet person, it sure means a lot that she thinks the same of me!! I'd like to pass this along to s'more super sweet people (get it?).
Barb
My friends Becca, at BeccA's Buzz and Holly, at Mama Pajama have also given me the Community Blogger Award. This award celebrates people who reach out and make the blogger community a better one. You both sure know how to make a girl feel special!! If you've never visited their blogs you should check them out - you are in for a real treat! Now for the fun part, I tag the following people who truly make the blogger community a better one:
Josh and Jennie
Drew and Mikayla - I love this! It's easy to see how much they look alike in these pictures.
Poppi and Mikayla
Poppi and Drew
Drew, Daddy, and Mikayla can't wait to get inside that gate!
Once we got inside, we ran into Garrett (was in my class last year, and played on the same baseball team with Drew) and his family. Mikayla, Drew, and Garrett ride the spinning bears.
Drew loves the bumper cars. Mikayla remembered that she didn't like riding this by herself at the beach this year, and didn't go on.
As we were waiting in line for the teacups, Annabeth (from dance) ran over to Mikayla. They were excited to ride this ride together!
Mikayla rode the roller coaster all by herself twice, and loved it. Check out that smile!
Drew likes the helicopters because they really "fly".
I LOVE Drew's face in this picture! It's like he's thinking "come on daddy do you have to act like that?" Everyone that knows Drew knows that he acts just like his daddy. In fact, his teacher said that to me today!
Here Drew and Mikayla ride the roller coaster together. They like to ride in front whenever possible, and they like to hold their hands up. Drew still doesn't look like he's having much fun here, but I promise he enjoyed himself!
Jennie and Mimi take a break as Drew and Mikayla enjoy the rides!
Mimi and Poppi look on with Drew and Mikayla as they see what the "new" bumper boats are all about!
Of course they both had to try them, and loved them! I don't think they wanted to get out. The whole time I was thinking I would not want to be the operator of this ride - they had to stand in the pool the whole time and help the boats move around.
One of my favorite pictures from the night. They were riding the boats that go around on a track (like the motorcycles) and just before the ride stopped I looked and they had their arms around each other (where they criss-crossed in the back), and I just had to get a picture! My children are perfect by no means, but when they are sweet, they are super, duper sweet!
Mikayla rode the "drop zone" for the first time this year. Drew was going to ride beside her, but decided to get off before the ride started. This is normally one of his favorites, so I'm thinking he was getting tired. Mikayla didn't mind riding by herself (without Drew), and rode it again and again. I think this was her favorite ride of the night. In the photo above she made a new friend while riding, and in the one below she is being brave (holding her arms up). This was hilarious to watch. She would hold her hands up while the ride went up but as soon as it dropped (more like bounced) down, she would grab the bar and scream! Too Cute!
Ooohhh my mom is going to get me for putting this picture on here, but I couldn't resist one of them eating. Part of the reason I LOVE going to the fair is for the food. My uncle has been at the fair the past two years selling food (he owns The Hot dog Cafe here in town), and we enjoy some of his.
After we ate it was time to see the animals - another one of my favorite parts. Drew and Mikayla look at the cows first!
Next we see the horses. Mikayla is telling Drew "he is gonna bite you"! He didn't bite. I think all the animals could smell the mustard/food on Drew's clothes because none were afraid of getting very close to him.
We all had a super time at the fair, and Mikayla was already asking to go back last night! I am glad we went when we did though because we saw last night/this morning on the news that they had raised the rates. When we went, it cost 5 dollars each for Craig and myself because we weren't riding anything. We paid 14 dollars each for Drew and Mikayla so they could have unlimited rides. We saw that as of yesterday, everyone paid 14 dollars to get in whether they rode rides or not. We saved 28 dollars just by going a day early. If they continue with those prices we may have to find another annual tradition...
Mikayla skates with Bryson and Breanna's cousin, Emily.
Drew dances to the Hokey Pokey - hard to do on skates!
Bryson blows out his candles! Happy 7th birthday Bryson - we enjoyed celebrating with you!
I was so proud of Drew when, during the second quarter, he was playing goalie and he cheered Jose on every time he kicked the ball to the other side of the field. It was great to hear him demonstrate good sportsmanship that we talk about all the time!This video came to me via email from one of my parents. I loved it so much, I thought I would post it here for all the mommys. Have a good laugh - feel free to share with your husbands, I did (he thinks he has it so tough)! :)
My friend Bridget at Miles to Go Before We Sleep... has awarded me with this cool award. I feel so honored that Bridget awarded me this because she has such an awesome blog herself! If you've never checked it out, you will find adorable pictures of her children, and some of the most delicious recipes I've ever seen! Thanks again Bridget! Now to pass this award on, I choose...
My friend Renee over at Renee's Ramblings awarded me the Totally Fabulous award! I feel so very honored to have received this award from Renee because I think she is totally fabulous as well (I'm sure you'll love her blog too - if you've never visited check it out)! Thank you for sharing this award with me!
Yesterday after church, Drew pulled another tooth on top (the one directly beside the one he pulled last weekend). This makes the fourth baby tooth he has lost so far. He gets so excited when he pulls them himself! He was going around all afternoon singing "All I want for Christmas is my front two teeth" - so cute, and quite true. I warned him against pulling anymore for awhile because I told him he wouldn't be able to chew his food. I don't think he has any more lose at this point!
Yesterday evening we went to Mimi and Poppi's house for supper. Drew climbed in the bed of Craig's truck as it was parked in the drive-way. Mikayla started asking to put the tailgate down. Drew, being the helpful big brother that he is, leaned over to open the tailgate (leaning on the tailgate as he did this). When the tailgate went down so did Drew. First, on his belly on the tailgate and then falling head first onto the drive-way. Craig and I were directly beside the truck but we couldn't get to the back in time to catch him. I was fearing the worst as I picked him up, as he had landed on his face (I thought it would be covered in blood). Luckily there was only minor marks on his face, but he immediately starts crying that his arm is broken. We took him in the house and got him to hold a bag of ice on it. When he was still favoring the arm after an hour or so and he wouldn't/couldn't move it much, we decided he needed to have it x-rayed. Craig brought Mikayla and I home because we weren't sure how long they would be at the emergency room. After x-rays the doctor determined that he had a bad sprain, and put his arm in this sling. Drew was still in some pain today, and he was still favoring that arm some. I told Craig to ask the doctor/nurse what we could do to limit his injuries - her response - "oh I'm afraid you've just begun, he is a boy". That didn't help me to feel better in the least. I am just so thankful he was not injured more - this accident could have been a lot worse!
They took a ride on the pirate ship.
Then they both went down this huge slide, called the Tree House.
Finally they got to ride the ponies - one of their favorite parts. Drew rode Boomer, while Mikayla rode Charlie!
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