Finally, some fun!

That's probably what my kids were thinking today after three days of dealing with a mommy that isn't breathing well and can't take them anywhere. Today is Watertown's fall festival and we decided to pretend that we had money ($11, to be exact) and spoiled the kids a bit. The kids events were practically behind our house at The Market, an Anitque place. They got to bounce in the bounce house, and that was funny. Matthew had a ball, especially when Daddy kept pushing him over. For Ben, it was more of a "Keep my Balance" house. He spent about five minutes in there then came to the door and said, "All done." At least he got to try it (they were the only kids in there at first) and he was half price because we didn't know how he'd do. Some friends from church showed up with their kids and Matthew had fun bouncing with them. It's terribly hot and humid today, so we had Matthew stop a little early....he was sweating profusely.

We skipped the sugar/sand art table, watched the horses, and saw the measley petting zoo (a pig and a goat) and then made our way downtown. There were about four blocks of craft booths and we're not into crafts, but it was fun to look. We bought some kettle corn to munch on (first booth) and explored. Matthew got free popcorn later on and I spotted some very pretty hand-made cards (good ideas for later!) We bought our lunch at a vendor (brat for Rob, burger for me, hot dog for the kids) and ate for a bit. Then we trekked back up the street to the Maranatha booth and bought a brownie. They were making balloon animals, but since Daddy makes those, we skipped letting the kids get one.

We had a great time, but not as much fun once we got home. We had mounds of dishes and laundry to do, plus two wired kids. I finally took off around nap time and went to a card making event at church. There were only three of us there, but it was fun to sit and make cards in the air conditioning. My wonderful husband put the kids to bed, hung laundry on the line, and wrote out his remaining assignments for the semester. He's very overwhelmed right now, so please pray for him.

The kids should be getting up soon, so I'd better sign off. Oh, for those wanting pictures, you'll get them when we get batteries for the camera so we can download them! (Ahh...the sounds of the horse-drawn cart going by and the Elvis impersonator near the river....gotta love living close to downtown for events like this!)