Weekend play

Even though we did a little work this weekend, we got in a lot of play time too.  It was sleepover weekend with my nephew!  He started his stay off like every other, by emptying the dog toy basket of every toy and crawling in and out of Brinkley's kennel, piling toys by shape or color.  It drives Brinkley into a nervous frenzy.  He just doesn't understand why Moxon is all up in his stuff.  We took a walk with Brink and then we met up with Grandma and went to the county fair.

This was the first time Brent, my mom, and I had been to the county fair at the new location, which really isn't new anymore.  I think it's been about five years since they moved the fair.  We agreed it definitely wasn't the same as the old location.  We still had fun though.  We checked out the booths, the carnival, all of the animal barns, and the 4H exhibits.  Moxon threw darts at balloons and won a little green bear.  Brent and I smashed into each other in bumper cars.  Grandma and Moxon rode in a dragon.  We all ate junk food - popcorn, cotton candy, ice cream.  And we all plopped on our keesters and watched the lumberjack show.

On Sunday, we took Moxon to the library with us to return some books and pick up some new ones.  We read some monster books while we were there and checked out two for the road.  Moxon loves his monsters!!  While Brent was in Lowe's picking up more drywall project material, I read to Moxon in the car.  One book was "The 13 days of Halloween."  It's based on the 12 Days of Christmas so once I got started, I naturally starting to sing the book rather than read it.  That is until Moxon told me, "Stop singing, Auntie Worm.  That sounds bad!"  So, no American Idol breakout career for me!

By day six or so, Moxon was finishing off each page with "and a vulcher in a dead tree!"  Good times, folks, good times!

Sunday afternoon Brent and I ran some errands and then enjoyed some ice cream at Dairy Delights in Loveland.  No better way to end a weekend in August then a hot fudge sundae and a root beer float!