This week is a busy time of year for the town of Bluffton. The Carnies come to town and turn downtown Bluffton into a giant fair. The smells of Greasy food, the screaming teens, and sounds of the carnies yelling at you to play their games.
I’m posting three video clips from the Industrial parade. One of Mike’s limo business entry, with Ean walking, one of the girls watching the parade and one of my work’s first entry into the parade.
Enjoy!
When Grandpa Mike comes over, you never know what he brings.
Of course, the kids love that about him.
Sorry the first video is sideways. I thought I could have adjusted it after the fact, but Qik didn’t give me any edit capability.
We took the kids to Lowes this morning and I forgot the camera so I had to use my phone for all of the pictures.
Ean was really into his project including putting on his apron and eye protection. Ella on the other hand didn’t want anything to do with the protection gear.
The kids project turned out very nicely and they are both enjoying playing with their new UFOs.
Next project is August 14th and it will be a bug box that Ean says he has to be there.
Mike and Chris bought ducklings for all of the grandkids and they finally got big enough to release at Mike’s dad pond.
So we took pictures of the special events and Ean even got a fish for the efforts.
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| From Releasing of Ducks |
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| From Releasing of Ducks |
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| From Releasing of Ducks |
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| From Releasing of Ducks |
While we were visiting Doug, Ella got a chance to play with some Barbies. Somehow she tried to get this naked Barbie to drive around without actually getting in the car.
I thought it was pretty funny.
Becky and Christy came to visit the other day to let Carly and Ella have a play date. Both girls loved playing once they warmed up to each other.
All of the girls had a good time visiting and chatting. It had been a long time for all of them getting together. We are hoping to make a visit up to Carly’s house once the weather starts getting nice.
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| From Carly Sue Visit |
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| From Carly Sue Visit |
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Today we went to Bailey 5th birthday party at the Huntington Skating Rink. Bailey is the son of Whitney, who I work with and April has played with her for softball.
I was really sure how Ean would take it as he tends to shy away from new things, however we have been trying to pump him up for it. It went rather well. Ean took to his skates immediately and we even tried a pair on Ella. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a pair on April.
All in all it was a great party with one exception. One of the ladies dressed up in a Birthday roo costume. Ean had the fear in his eyes, but as long as stayed across the rink from here he was alright. Ella, on the other hand, loved the costumed lady and went right up to her to get her picture taken.
Thanks Whitney and Bailey for the invitation!
**Sorry for some of blurry pics. Moving kids and dark lights don’t make great pictures.**
It’s been two years since Ella was born and a pair of scissors has not touched her head. That is until today. Today was her first haircut. It was not a walk in the park. She wanted to fight the fight and not get her haircut. Once she got a paper and could write on it, she settled down for a bit and allowed Tosha to finish up.
She looks so cute with her bangs.
Now that Ella turned two, it was time to move her from the crib and crib matress into a big girl bed.
While we were discussing Ella’s bed, we wanted to move Ean out of his race car bed and into just the matress. This would free up alot of space in his room for the massive amounts of toys he owns.
Both changes took effect today and both kids are excited about the changes. Now, I hope that they will both stay in them tonight.
We are winding down from Ella’s birthday party. Ella is down for her nap and we are in the processing of cleaning up.
Ella did better than expected after a shakey start with no nap. She enjoyed opening her presents, but took her sweet time reviewing everything that she opened.
I hope you enjoy some of the videos: