Another fair pair of photos from last week:
Mmmm, mmm, funnel cake. I did not grow up getting funnel cake at the fair. We were more cotton candy people. Now I must make up for lost time.
Here is my Momma who deprived me of funnel cake but gave me everything else, looking lovely and relaxed at the fair. It has been beyond great having her here this summer!
amy
Last Wednesday we took advantage of “Dollar Day” at the Ventura County Fair. It was crowded, but fun. Of course, the main focus of our time there was the animals. Ali moseyed (I have no idea how to spell moseyed…..mosied…..moseed) around inspecting the bunnies and other animals, but of course, her favorites were the fish. No fishy pictures though, it was way too crowded in the aquarium building to get a picture of anything but the back of the next person’s head.
This little girl may have been meant to be on a farm. She seems so at home in her overalls and with all of the livestock.
We met up with Hannah for a little while and they posed by the pigs.
“Here piggy, piggy. Come eat this sad little piece of alfalfa!”
They did not get any takers, but they got to pet cows, pigs, goats and sheep, so it all worked out ok in the end.
amy
At least I can’t.
Every time I go to get socks (which excites Nala very much by the way, because she thinks it means we are going for a walk) I find feminine products in the drawer.
I don’t know why, but Ali keeps going into the bathroom, searching out these unmentionables, and then taking them into our room where she stashes them in my sock drawer.
She has been doing in increments over several days, not all at once.
Whey I asked her why, she just said, “mommeeeeeeeee”
Confused but laughing,
Amy
With Ali leading the charge, we have been playing at the park, going to the beach, going out for frozen yogurt, taking long naps and staying up late.
Yep, I am happy to say that we are definitely doing summer right this year. Looking forward to playing outside gets me through those long afternoons at work better than another cup of coffee.
Long days, please stay, I like who I am when I am with you.
Sunshine and love,
Amy
Who remembers Daisy and Darryl?
I was living in Glendora in a townhouse very full of very fun girls. I got these two little box turtles and put them in our backyard. This place we lived had some of the worst plumbing ever. The handyman was over fixing a broken pipe about once a month, but he would never finish the job. We had patched, unpainted spots all over our apartment, and the cement porch in the backyard was broken away where one pipe had burst and been repaired.
This made for a pair of happy turtles. They would snuggle up to those warm pipes all winter long and never had any reason to bother to dig a burrow.
So what happened to Daisy and Darryl?
Well Daisy eventually succumbed to the chronic respiratory problems that she had. Yes, I loved my little turtle and took her to the vet for antibiotics when she would get sick, but sometimes love and antibiotics isn’t enough to save a turtle. Darryl on the other hand was a survivor. When I moved out to Ventura County he moved into Matt’s parents’ yard where he became a serial escape artist. He would always escape to the same neighbor’s house down the block until finally the neighbor decided to keep him.
At least that is what Donna told me.
Is it possible that story is the equivalent to taking the dog to the farm when he gets too old? If it is, I don’t want to know. As far as I am concerned, Darryl is still living happily at the neighbor’s house!
Oh yeah, by the way, we saw turtles and tortoises at the zoo.
I love those little carapaced, reptilian guys.
Amy
We celebrated Matt’s first official Saturday off in three years by riding the train up to Santa Barbara and going to the zoo with the Vanolis. Yes, he has taken a Saturday off here and there when there is a reason, like last month when we were in Virginia, but this is the first time he was off just because it was Saturday.
Taking the train up was great. It was much more relaxing and fun than driving. Especially on the way home. The girls loved it too.
That, of course, is not the Amtrak track that Ali is standing next to. It is the little train that goes around the zoo. We didn’t ride that one this time. We will save it for another trip.
It has been almost a year since Michelle and I took Ali and Hannah to the zoo together for the first time. Both times they were seriously into checking out the flamingos. They were both disappointed that there were not more fish at the zoo this time. They kept saying “fish, fish” (actually Ali signed it and Hannah said it), but there were just two puny tanks with fish and the penguins weren’t even swimming that day. Oh well, I guess I will take Ali to Petco this weekend so she can get her fill of fish.
It was really nice to have Chris and Matt with us this time too.
Amy