Northwest Michigan Fair (August)

When Caelan was old enough to ride the rides a couple of years ago- he LOVED it and we literally had to pull him off the rides.  The next year- after the Sensory Processing Disorder started becoming a problem- he wouldn't go near them.  So we weren't sure what to expect this past August-  we honestly expected that he wouldn't ride anything again.  But we were wrong!  He once again LOVED being on them!  He rode several things multiple times-  we were soooo happy.  I think being exposed to them (watching them) at the Cherry Festival in July helped a little too. 

So here are a TON of pictures from the fair!

First he rode the train-  this is the same thing he rode at the Cherry Festival

waiting in line for the next thing!

 Merry-Go-Round with Daddy

 Trucks...

 CARS!

 Animals-  he liked the horses but he was really interested in the cows!

 

 Then BACK to the cars!

 He rode the spinning bears- 

 

 

and even went down (with the help of the really neat guy operating it) this inflatable slide!  Caelan doesn't do slides often and only with someone holding him- so this was a big deal!

 Then we found the jumping castle thingy.... he loved this to put it mildly!

 

 he jumped

 and crashed

 and jumped and crashed

 after two times in there I had to go in and get him!

 He really loved it!

Looking up at the stars on our way out

I think the smile says it all!

 

(On a side note- as I am posting these, Caelan came over to kiss me goodnight and noticed the pictures.  "Look Mom!  That's me at the fair, riding the cars!  And there is animals!  We can go again next time!"  Love this kid!)

 

 

Oh yeah.... the Ansorge's are always there because Kaylee and Allen do 4-H stuff.  So we ran into Abbi with the two little ones and of course Caelan and Marissa were thrilled to see each other.  They ran up to one another and hugged!  But these couple of pictures of them are so comical because they almost look like a couple of teenagers getting cozy!

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

The rest are a bit more random....

  

 Me:  "Hey Buddy, what are you doing?"

Caelan:  "I'm scratching the tree like a cat!"

 

 

The dump truck is great for dumping..... cars and trucks.

 

See that blue bucket on the floor next to him?  See that pile of cars on the chair?  He puts one car at a time into the little dump truck, backs it up to the edge of the chair (including making the backing-up beeping sound), then tilts the dumper part and watches the car go into the bucket.  He does this on the bed too.... or dumps them BEHIND the couch. 

 

 

A few more randoms from August....  just because he is so stinkin cute and sweet and I love him to death!

 

 I looooove our porch during the warmer months!  We eat out there, play out there and yes.... sleep out there! 

Catching Up Part 2- August stuff

A couple of cute ones of him zonked out one afternoon-  he had fallen asleep in the car and we moved him to the couch.  He was so tired, he didn't even budge!

 

 

 These are some of him playing outside one night in his water bin- he was just a playing in his own world then looked up at the sky and said, "It's night Mommy!"  And since it was in the summer, it was probably pretty late too since it doesn't get dark here til almost 11pm!

 

 

 I turned to porch light on for him so he could see and keep playing

I LOVE that our son enjoys books as much as he does!  He has loved them since he was less than a year old.  He was given a gift certificate to Borders for his birthday and so we went to pick out several one day.  He was so cute-  we looked at a LOT of different books until he picked out the ones he wanted to buy.  I think we came home with four or five.  As you can see, he was a happy little boy with his new books!

We sometimes have a hard time finding Bear and blanket when it's time for bed because they have ventured with the boy all over the house throughout the day (it IS his best friend after all!)  Occasionally we can ask Caelan and get an answer or general idea.  Sometimes we just have to hunt.  I will trace our steps through the day until I find him.  And sometimes I find him in places like this....

 I had Caelan sitting down to eat and he decided Bear "wants to eat too" and put some pizza and corn on the cob out for Bear to eat.

 

We also went to a couple of Beach Bums baseball games with our church.  It's a lot of fun to go as a group just to enjoy the fellowship and atmosphere.  The kids all play together as well and then there are fireworks afterward.  And SOME of us actually enjoy the game!

 

Caelan and his best friend Joshua (our Pastor's son)- they spend a lot of time together!

 We went over and sat in a couple of seats and watched the game for a few minutes from here

 That's our group over there on the hill!