Circus

Nancy and O joined us for an afternoon at the circus under the big top! The kids both got their faces painted before the show and throroughly the entire experience. We had great seats in the second row and got a great view of all the acts. Ryan sat through the entire show with his eyes wide open just mesmerized by what he was watching. The first act was the Moto Thunderdome, where 1, 2 and 3 motorcycles ride in a metal globe thing. Becca had the strangest look on her face a few minutes into the act, and I asked her what she thought. She said with a puzzled look on her face, "Mommy. That is very very dangerous." She had the same reaction for the acrobats, the trapeze artists, and other performers. She just didn't understand why anyone would do something so dangerous. Still, she enjoyed it very much. The elephant act was probably her favorite. (Ryan's was the motorcycles.)

Circus

Corn Maze

October in Gainesville is filled with so many family events we can never run out of things to do. The kids and I visited a local farm yesterday that had a corn maze, a hay ride, a trampoline made out of hay, a tractor train made out of barrels, and the kids favorite, a corn box. They spent 75% of their time in the corn box. Also, there were several areas specifically designed for picture taking. Unfortunately my kids are getting a little annoyed at how often I ask to take their picture these days, and were not up to posing. These were the best pics I got from the day.

Character Breakfast

For our Disney getaway trip we spent the night at Nickelodeon Family Suites. The kids have really been into Dora and Diego recently and were very excited to see the walls of our hotel room painted with their favorite characters. The next morning, we ate breakfast with some of the Nickelodeon characters. The hotel was really slow, and we were one of only 3 families in the restaurant at the time, so we got to spend lots of quality time with each character. Ryan was a little confused about the wholoe thing and he kept asking me, "Why Dora not talking?"

Disney getaway

The kids and I got away for a day and a half to Disney this week. We all had a great time this time. Among the highlights of the day was riding the Indianapolis 500 ride. When we got settled into the car, the Disney employee tied a "magic towel" onto our car, so that after we had finished the race, the kids could switch places and tkae turns driving the car without having to get back in line. So cool! Ryan was absolutely ecstatic that he got to drive the car as we has been driving to drive mine every day for months now. He's very upset with me that I won't let him be the driver of the Tahoe. Another great moment was waiting for the parade to start. In order to get a good seat, or any seat at all, you must find a spot about 30-40 minutes before the parade, even on the slowest of days. On this occasion, Disney cast members filled the streets with hula hoops and giant bouncing balls for the kids to play with in the street until the parade began. So cool! Becca did great moving her hips and making the hula hoop go around. Ryan not so much. He sttod perfectly still with his hands in the air, while I whipped the hoop around him and he giggled and told everybody watching "I did it!"