The Fair's in Town!

Yesterday afternoon we went to THE FAIR!!!! It was the Comal County Fair here in New Braunfels. For all of you from SC, it was pretty small compared to the Coastal Carolina Fair. But, it was just perfect for Boo. When we arrived, we immediately went to the petting barn to check out all of the animals. I must admit, he was more interested in shuffling his feed in the wood chips than petting the animals, but once you got his attention, he was fine. I tell ya...Boys! :)

After the petting barn, we went to see if there were any rides he could ride. We were in luck! It was a great day. Hot, but great! I had all intentions of getting us an elephant ear to eat at the end, just like I used to do when I was a little girl...remember BeBe and Aunt R? But, it was just too stinkin' hot after all that we had done to eat one of those. So, we opted for a cherry lemonade. It was just what we needed and super delicious!

Enjoy the photos and video clips.

Petting the baby cow.

Trying to feed the sheep some wood shavings.

Petting the little chicks!


He might have a future as a chicken catcher...get it?
When I asked him if he wanted to hold the chick, he grabbed it by the neck and was holding on tight! Poor chick! I immediately rescued it.

His first fair ride ever! The ever dangerous merry-go-round.

Riding the Big Ferris Wheel.

"Daddy, I think this thing is moving..."

A beautiful day!

He loved the rides.
He didn't cry or anything when we walked away from him so they could start the rides.

Vroom! Vroom!

Here are some videos:


Riding the merry go round.



Going down the Big Slide with Daddy.
He loved this one!



The little fishy ride. You'll just have to ignore B-man and myself yelling, "G".
We were trying to get his attention. He wouldn't look for anything.



Race car ride. Same disclaimer about our shouting...


I think this might have been his best day ever.

Tricycle Time

Okay, this first picture is not really part of this post, but I thought it was too cute and decided to randomly post it in this blog post. This is a pic of B-man and Boo in their Clemson shirts watching football on Saturday. One of my faves.


Now, the real subject of this post is to highlight Boo's first attempts at riding his cool Clemson tricycle...that he got before he was even born!! Nope, he's not spoiled one bit, huh? He was all too eager to jump on it and try and there I was trying to record his first moments on his trike, when he crashed and burned. It happened so fast, I didn't even get it recorded. What was his reward for his efforts? Well, he managed to get a nice bump and big bruise on his head for that one. So, naturally we set off to the store for a helmet for our Lil Boo! I've already gotten some flack for this knee jerk reaction (a-hem....BeBe and B-man) so I don't need to hear anymore about that! :) ha! So, just enjoy these photos and a short video clip of his subsequent attempts. He did in fact crash 2 more times before we put it away for another day. But, we didn't get those on video either. Just as well.

He's still a little short for this model, but it won't be long now before he's cruising around our cul-de-sac with me trailing behind! hahaha! No, seriously...I'll be right behind him! :)

A Hitter Among Us!

Well, it seems our sweet lil boo is no longer content to just throw himself on the floor. He has now taken to hitting people.

It started yesterday at playgroup. A little boy was trying to get into the same toy bucket that Boo was, and so Boo (probably more appropriate to call him Boo-cephus for this one) just rared back and hit him!!! I was mortified!! I quickly grabbed his arms and looked him straight in the face and said, "NO!! We do NOT hit. You need to say you're sorry." And then he rolled on the floor.

Today, it happened again. Except this time his target was ME! We were at a restaurant meeting some friends for lunch (luckily they hadn't arrived yet) and I was carrying him with me to get our food and he didn't want to go with me...so he hit me in the face!! Again, I put his arms down and said, "No hitting." As soon as I let his arms go...he did it again...and again!! I was SOOOO mad and embarrassed! We ate and left as quickly as possible. I didn't know what to do. I did have him say "sorry" but that didn't really stop him. I couldn't really spank him, b/c I just said, "we don't hit" and I'd really rather not go down that road unless absolutely necessary.

I know he's frustrated because he can't tell me what he wants. But, still! We're not having this!
At home, I would have immediately put him in timeout. But, what do you do at a restaurant??
Any advice?

J&R Gymnastics

Last Friday we went to J&R Gymnastics for their open playtime. It was the first time that we had been there and B-man was able to come too. Boo had a wonderful time! He did have trouble taking turns though...a lot of trouble! Seems like we need to keep going back to so he can learn.

Balance beam!

Sliding into the foam pit.

Jumping into the foam pit.

Running on the trampoline.

This is where we had the problem with sharing.

Only one person is allowed on the trampoline at a time...need I say more??

Jumping with Daddy.

We've been missing our Daddy this week. He's been in DC but is on his way home now!! Yay!!!!

Petition

So, I'm thinking of starting a petition to change the pronunciation of the word banana from
(ba-nan-a) to...

What do you think?

GAME DAY!

It's that time of year again! And although the temps are still in the mid 90's here in south Texas, it is fall, and that pretty much means one thing in the Faye household...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!!

We're all sporting our new Clemson shirts today in honor of the new season.

Go Tigers!!!

Go Razorbacks!!