I cant believe it. My baby is 6. Jackson is getting old way to fast. There is no way his little brother, the baby of the family, should be six years old. Time is flying! I dont know what else to say.
For his birthday he wanted to take a second trip to the fair so we did that. Also, we stocked him up on art supplied: crayons, markers, paper. He loves to do art, so he was very happy about new tools to work with. Also, we gave him his own basketball and he later told us that was his favorite present. Nice thought by Stacy to add that into the mix.
After getting the ball on his birthday, the following day he added to the stash. Within 20 minutes of arriving at the fair, both Alex and Jackson won mini-basketballs. That was awesome except the part about me carrying them for the next 3 hours. Not to mention an hour later Jackson won another, full sized basketball. The Owings' house is now fully stocked for basketball season!
Happy Birthday to Alex, my very BIG baby.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
The Fair
The Fair was another great time this year. We did the family trip on Saturday morning. They didn't have the pay-one-price deal that day (wrist bands), but they did have buy-one-get-one, which basically means the boys could both ride for the price of one. They rode for about 2 hours and had a blast.
Since Alex just turned 6 on Tuesday (hurray Alex), he said that he wanted to go back to the fair. Last night we headed back. Stacy had to do some last minute packing for her trip (first marathon. Go Stacy!), so I took the boys. It was a pay-one-price night so we got wrist bands and had a blast. I kept up with it and they boys rode so much that it covered the price of the wristbands 3 times over... and they enjoyed every second of it. Only the first line was long. After that we realized that there was a backlog of people near the entrance. Once we ventured farther away, they flew from one ride to the next... for 3.5 hours. Also, a small milestone; they rode their first adult ride. They insisted on riding "the spaceship". They were both tall enough so I let them give it a shot. By the way, the spaceship is the Gravitron. I was hoping they wouldn't come out of it looking like the one guy I saw that probably had a few too many beverages before entering. The mix of his late night drinks and the spinning ride made his attempt at walking hilarious. But I digress. The boys came out having a blast and screaming for more, so I let them do it once more. Isn't it fun to be a big boy!
Also, a trip to the fair is never complete without stuffing one's self with fatty foods. The boys and I split a foot-long corn-dog and a turkey leg. They were both spectacular. Also, we hit up the fried dessert stand on the way out. Fried Snickers for me and fried Oreos for the boys. If you've never heard of fried desserts, as crazy as they sound, they are incredible. They freeze the candy bar and dip it in donut batter and fry the thing up. By the time you eat it you have a donut stuffed with a melty candy bar. Incredible!
Since Alex just turned 6 on Tuesday (hurray Alex), he said that he wanted to go back to the fair. Last night we headed back. Stacy had to do some last minute packing for her trip (first marathon. Go Stacy!), so I took the boys. It was a pay-one-price night so we got wrist bands and had a blast. I kept up with it and they boys rode so much that it covered the price of the wristbands 3 times over... and they enjoyed every second of it. Only the first line was long. After that we realized that there was a backlog of people near the entrance. Once we ventured farther away, they flew from one ride to the next... for 3.5 hours. Also, a small milestone; they rode their first adult ride. They insisted on riding "the spaceship". They were both tall enough so I let them give it a shot. By the way, the spaceship is the Gravitron. I was hoping they wouldn't come out of it looking like the one guy I saw that probably had a few too many beverages before entering. The mix of his late night drinks and the spinning ride made his attempt at walking hilarious. But I digress. The boys came out having a blast and screaming for more, so I let them do it once more. Isn't it fun to be a big boy!
Also, a trip to the fair is never complete without stuffing one's self with fatty foods. The boys and I split a foot-long corn-dog and a turkey leg. They were both spectacular. Also, we hit up the fried dessert stand on the way out. Fried Snickers for me and fried Oreos for the boys. If you've never heard of fried desserts, as crazy as they sound, they are incredible. They freeze the candy bar and dip it in donut batter and fry the thing up. By the time you eat it you have a donut stuffed with a melty candy bar. Incredible!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
The Fair
I had promised the boys that we would go to the fair on opening night.
2 problems:
(1) It rained, so I changed the plans to go to a movie instead.
(2) After picking up Alex, we went to pick up Jackson and I locked my keys in the car.... thus I couldn't take them to the movie. We caught a ride home and waited until Stacy got back from Georgia at 9:00 that night to go back to get the truck (since she had the other key).
We did make the best of the night though. We played cards. Jackson and Alex love to play war. Then for dinner we waited for a break in the rain and ran (literally ran) across the road to the Pancake House. That made the kids night. The trip to and from dinner was the fun. I was glad I salvaged some fun for then, even if plan A failed...and plan B failed.
This afternoon the rain had cleared and I was set making up for the previous day and taking the kids to the fair. I picked them up, came home, helped Jackson with his homework while we waited on Stacy to get home, and then headed to the fair. It was an awesome night! 3 things made it a great night at the fair:
(1) Watching the kids have fun - we bought them bracelets to ride as much as they could. There were no lines at all, so they got their money's worth. Also I had to win them each a basketball. First I had the idea of them to share one...Alex didn't like that idea, so I had to win two.
(2) Food - While the kids rode, I grabbed the first item - a Turkey Leg. Those things are awesome. It's turkey, but it tastes like smoked ham... excellent! Then a little later we all ate. Corndogs for the Stacy and the boys. Italian sausage for me. We split fries. On the way out we wrapped it up with some fried Oreos. Now I'm fat and happy.
(3) No lines. It may have been the threat of rain. It may have been the Clemson game on tv tonight. It may have been the scares of the current economy. It may have been due to today being a school night. I really dont know why, but it was sparse and although that is not good for the fair, that is very good for the Owings'. We didn't have to fight crowds. We didn't have to wait in lines. We were not stressed.
I'm sure we'll return for one more night of fun at the fair and I cant wait!
2 problems:
(1) It rained, so I changed the plans to go to a movie instead.
(2) After picking up Alex, we went to pick up Jackson and I locked my keys in the car.... thus I couldn't take them to the movie. We caught a ride home and waited until Stacy got back from Georgia at 9:00 that night to go back to get the truck (since she had the other key).
We did make the best of the night though. We played cards. Jackson and Alex love to play war. Then for dinner we waited for a break in the rain and ran (literally ran) across the road to the Pancake House. That made the kids night. The trip to and from dinner was the fun. I was glad I salvaged some fun for then, even if plan A failed...and plan B failed.
This afternoon the rain had cleared and I was set making up for the previous day and taking the kids to the fair. I picked them up, came home, helped Jackson with his homework while we waited on Stacy to get home, and then headed to the fair. It was an awesome night! 3 things made it a great night at the fair:
(1) Watching the kids have fun - we bought them bracelets to ride as much as they could. There were no lines at all, so they got their money's worth. Also I had to win them each a basketball. First I had the idea of them to share one...Alex didn't like that idea, so I had to win two.
(2) Food - While the kids rode, I grabbed the first item - a Turkey Leg. Those things are awesome. It's turkey, but it tastes like smoked ham... excellent! Then a little later we all ate. Corndogs for the Stacy and the boys. Italian sausage for me. We split fries. On the way out we wrapped it up with some fried Oreos. Now I'm fat and happy.
(3) No lines. It may have been the threat of rain. It may have been the Clemson game on tv tonight. It may have been the scares of the current economy. It may have been due to today being a school night. I really dont know why, but it was sparse and although that is not good for the fair, that is very good for the Owings'. We didn't have to fight crowds. We didn't have to wait in lines. We were not stressed.
I'm sure we'll return for one more night of fun at the fair and I cant wait!
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