The County Fair

Today we went to the county fair and had a (mostly) lovely day. I forgot the camera, so no pictures.

The weather was unseasonably cool, we were wearing sweaters in July!! We saw lots of poultry, including some wyandotte pullets, black and white, similar to ours. We also saw rabbits, sheep, goats, cows, and there was a petting zoo with ducklings and llamas and miniature horses...in short, lots and lots of animals.

Pretty much the cutest thing all day was Anna at the petting zoo. She got so caught up in all the oohing and cuddling that she was walking around petting all of the other kids on the head. She got some pretty funny looks.

Ellie stepped in cow poo, and I unknowingly picked her up and carried her around a bit, so we brought home some fertilizer on Ellie's shoes and my pants (and the stroller wheels).

After walking around a lot, eating some junk food, smelling and wallowing in all of the animal glory, and riding a few rides, we drove home with at least two little ones screaming all of the way home because they didn't want to leave.

Can't wait to do it again next year. :)

Catching up...

Hello! I have not posted our breakfasts for Friday and Saturday. We didn't really eat breakfast Friday. We spent the early hours making an unexciting (but delicious!) pasta salad for lunch. We went on a field trip to C-Arrow Stables and went on an hour long trail ride on horses! It was very fun!

Today (Saturday) we ate spiced up leftovers including eggs. I (margaret) have swimming lessons every saturday at the YMCA, so we didn't have much time. I am making bread at the moment, so I will update in a bit with the pics.


Our friend Jesse on her loaned horse Whiskey and myself (in the stripes) on my loaned horse Taco.

Our Pets

Blaise is a smooth coated border collie. He may have some blue heeler in him too. We got him from the Kansas Humane Society when he was six months old. He is a year and a half old now. He was sick with Parvovirus when we got him, but he is a survivor.
He also is a big love sponge, he's my dog :). Despite being real cute, he's still a buthead. He took our pansies and ripped them up today! He also counter surfs, a trait from being a stray. He is the alpha dog.

Maggie is a rough coat border collie. We also got her from the Kansas Humane Society. She chases brooms, vacuums, and anything that moves. This includes people's feet. She is hand shy and hates getting brushed. She puts up with Blaise, her character is pretty submissive. She is thirteen years old. She has arthritis and is pretty grouchy.

Our guinea pig, Patch, is three years old. Her birthday is June 1st. She is sisters with Penny. We got them from some friends in Overland Park. She is pretty shy and skittish. Their hutch was built by Grandpa Jim (thank you! :) last summer.

Penny is Patch's sister. They share everything. Her personality is not so skittish, she is more brave than her sister.

Our betta fish, Princess Leia, was named by Sophia after the Star Wars character. I got him from our church Fall Festival as a prize for a game. We have had him since last October. I let Sophia name him to make up for the fact that she couldn't get one. This is because they only had male fish, we had one bowl, and males kill and eat each other.