U2

TOMORROW! It's going to be a "Beautiful Day" as EJ and I rock the night away at the U2 360 tour in Charlottesville. One of EJ's most favorite bands. This will not be his first U2 concert. I on the other hand have only had the privilege of seeing them in 3D at the Science Museum in Philly. I can only hope this is WAY better:) Although much colder as it dips down to 50 tomorrow night and we'll be outside. Burrr!
Grandma is the lucky one to stay with the boys.

Walked Ourselves Silly

We had a great time at the state fair today. Owen is the perfect age. He still gets excited for the kid rides and he can ride them all by himself. I can't really take going in circles anymore. The Merry-Go Round is about all I am good for. Why does this happen? My mom always said it happens after having children. I always hoped it wouldn't happen to me. I don't even like to swing on a normal swing anymore. SAD!
Mason did okay on his first ride. Unfortunately they had some canon demonstrations off in the distance that totally freaked him out.

Ride #1 before the canon

Ride #2, Mason not on that one

Ride #3, We convinced him to get on one more with Owen. Too bad I didn't watch what the ride did. It whipped around the curves. The poor thing started crying. Fortunately they were the only two on the ride so the guy stopped it. Oops! That was the end for Mason.

The Pig Races (a family favorite)

Cheering for the pigs!

My Uncle Jack and his wife Pam met us in the Agriculture Section.
They are farmers/gardeners and had a blast showing the animals and farm equipment to the boys.

The tractors (for sale) were more Mason's speed.

We stayed much longer than I expected. No naps and they were a handful tonight. But it was totally worth it. Owen wishes we had a "circus" in our own backyard. All day he kept calling the fair a circus. Next year EJ is definitely coming. He missed out! Oh and we might need someone for the real rides b/c I think Owen will be ready.

The New Do

Gosh, sorry friends. I didn't know you'd be so eager. I am sorry to leave you hanging. Here it is. It's definitely different. EJ admitted to liking it the old way. Funny, b/c he is the one that's been bugging me the most.
Mason's hair is such that if its not this short or as long as it was previously then it tends to stick up even worse. Even now it doesn't really lay flat like Owen's would. I hope it doesn't look terrible as it grows.

It's Gone

Mason's hair that is. I buzzed it last night. I can't stop staring at him. He looks so different. Younger maybe, but older too. I can't decide. I couldn't really look while I was doing it. Which is not what you want to hear from your Barber. I am not sure what possessed me, but I just didn't want to deal with it. It's forever sticking up and we've been wondering how it will look short. Now we know. I don't have pictures yet, but I will have some tomorrow. I am taking the boys to the State Fair and we are meeting my parents there. Owen has a student holiday tomorrow. I also wanted to see my parents reaction instead of them seeing a pic first.

We've had a good weekend. Not as productive has we might have liked, but that comes with the territory. No real exciting pics of the bathroom yet. I know your at the edge of your seats:)

It Ain't a Tea Party

A "Picnic" is as close as I might get to a pretend Tea Party around here. This afternoon I was desperate for an activity, so we started playing "grocery store" that ended quickly, b/c Owen and Mason couldn't share the 1 cash register. ugh! So we played Picnic instead. An innocent game, right?
We each took turns collecting food for the picnic. I set out a blanket and Owen brought down some stuffed animals. The first picnic (1 minute) was lovely. Then it quickly went down hill as the boys became wild animals/cavemen/pigs???? Not sure which. Strange eating noises, plastic food flying and lots of laughter. I found myself laughing inside b/c they never cease to amaze me. How a normal, nice game can so quickly become a rough, loud and messy ordeal. Women are from Venus and Men are Definitely from Mars!