Mid-Autumn Festival

A couple of weeks ago we were invited to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival with our friends John and Sharon and some of their friends as well. The boys got to try lots of new food, and even found a few new favorites. Among them lotus root, and eggplant.

They enjoyed some of their regular favorites as well - like carrots and corn. Ryan was giving me the evil eye for taking pictures while he was eating. Connor was too busy checking out the culinary delights to pay me any attention. :)

The boys had a great time playing with the other kids as well. So many new toys to play with. As usual Ryan had a blast playing with the ride on or in cars, while Connor thoroughly enjoyed the book pile.

The boys were having so much fun that they refused to nap during nap time and quite vocally protested while we were trying to enjoy our lunch. You guys should be proud of me - I tried a little bit of everything. I have to say I agreed with the boys - the lotus root was pretty tasty and the eggplant wasn't too bad either. Sharon really put together quite a feast and it was all delicious.

Swimming with our friend Caden

We had a swim date with our friends John, Sharon and Caden today at our neighborhood pool. It was Caden's first time in the pool. Unfortunately the pumps to the water play area were down today so he didn't get to see the pool in full action. That didn't slow the boys down much though. They ran around as usual and even decided to try out a few new things today. Connor investigated some little spouts around the edge of the pool. And both boys decided to give the crawl through tunnel a try, too. Ryan and I played peek-a-boo and chase in the tunnel. Ryan would come looking for me, and when I popped out he would laugh and do the crawfish (backing up) so he was just out of reach as I jumped in and chased after him.

Ryan loves the slide. He slides down and then runs around to do it again about as fast as his little legs will propel him in the water, and back up the tower. Connor slid a few times, too, though he hasn't figured out how to come down so that he doesn't get drowned by the water at the bottom.

Thanks to John and Sharon the boys also tried out a water float. Technically it was meant for one baby, but since Kevin put Ryan in backwards the area for the baby to splash in wasn't needed so we dropped Connor in there as a stowaway and surprisingly the boat didn't sink. :)

Connor did eventually try out a crab like Cadens, but I was too busy chasing him around I didn't get single picture. :) The boys really had a good time in the floats, and it was really nice of John, Sharon, and Caden to think of them. We will definitely be using them again. Thanks guys!

Energizer Bunnies - Part III

Last but not least we ended our Saturday adventures with our friend Travis and his father-in-law at the car show. Every Saturday night from spring through fall hundreds of old cars make their way to the Kroger near our house just before sunset. Cars and people alike come from all over the area. I am not sure how it came to be, or even how people know to come looking for it. But every Saturday the place is packed. We stumbled onto the show ourselves one Saturday night making a late night grocery run. Though we have known about the show for years this was the first time the boys and I had been. The boys had a good time snacking and being pushed around while I wandered up and down the aisles admiring the cars. We admired over a hundred classics, hotrods, and even motorcycles. The weather couldn't have been more cooperative either. The sky was a little overcast shielding us from the worst of the sun, and a nice breeze kept the air circulating as well. It made for a really nice outing.

I am not sure what sent me in that direction but I ended up wandering around the back of one of the cars and stumbled across this little gem. It was just too cute. It was just about the right size for the boys. Can you imagine seeing this running down your street? I can just envison a snoopy like character all decked out in his red baron outfit driving it down the block.

We picked this one out just for Grannie. :)