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| Camden and Kieran embrace as they wait for the Ashland Fall Fest Parade. They were just so excited! We walked with Camden's family to see the parade first and then over to the park to the festival. It was a perfect Saturday morning for it- cool temps, crisp air and lots of sunshine! The kids enjoyed grilled cheese sandwiches (courtesy Camden's mom) and hot chocolate in their strollers on the ride over and the grown-ups enjoyed their coffee and conversation ;) |
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| Sucker-stick dual! |
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| Kieran is becoming pretty adept at gathering parade candy... |
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| "Look mom! I got one!!" |
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| His pockets were stuffed with candy... luckily we were able to dissuade him from eating it all right then and there! |
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| The boys wait their turn for the bounce house... which was a huge hit this year with Kieran. Last year he wanted nothing to do with it but this time he was bouncing with the best of them- what a difference a year makes... |
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| Camden and Kieran spent most of their time on the playground equipment and just running around- I guess craft booths and karaoke contests just don't do it for them ;) |
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| Edith tried her best to keep up with the big-boys :) |
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| Of course we had to spend some time in the sandbox- it's not a proper trip to the park if Kieran doesn't come home with sand in his socks... |
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| And between his toes! |
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| Kieran loves the little stream at the Ashland park, I can recall I liked that feature as a child too. |
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| After the fest, we stopped by the APP for slices and pop- mmm! |
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| So glad Kieran likes pizza as much as we do! |
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| Silly boy! |
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| Yesterday Rick, Kieran and I met my mom and sister at the annual Heritage fest in Columbia at Nifong Park. Kieran was very interested in the tee-pees and animal hides... |
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| He chose two small, wooden cars- unfortunately only one made it out of the fest in one piece... |
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| Milking the plywood cow... love that expression! |
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| "Peek-a-cow!" |
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| Looking for craft sticks in the hay to trade for candy- he liked this activity quite a bit and dug through the straw like a dog :) |
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| On a hayride with one of his candy prizes... |
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| My sweet boy :) |
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| Kieran loves kettle-corn... |
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| Almost as much as he loves his Nana-Jo! |
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| We ran into the Marshall twins out for the day with their daddy. |
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| Evan, Jacob and Kieran had a grand time running wild at the park and playing with their cars. |
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| The boys slow down a moment to watch a wheel-throwing demonstration... |
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| Kieran found a new use for some of the sticky clay the artisan gave him to hold... |
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| "Look mom- a Spider Man car!" (I think this is the car that lost a wheel a little later that trip...) |
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| Kieran shows off his "battle" skills against this poor, defenseless tree. |
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| The boys all loved the corndogs they had for lunch- mmmm! |
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| Open wide! |
