Orem Summerfest Fun!

Tonight we went to the Orem City Summerfest Celebration or 'Carnival' as Brielle called it! We had a great time...She loved all of the rides and really enjoyed the cotton candy...(yes Nat, I really did let her have Cotton Candy...however, the result was not the same as at the Rodeo...I controlled the bag and we used lots of wet wipes! see the bottom of this link if you need a reminder of what I'm talking about http://tyandnatbaird.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2007-08-27T20%3A00%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=9

She made new friends...this poor little girl is looks like she is getting squished!

Dean had lots of fun! He and Chris watched while Brielle and I went on the giant slide, spinning strawberries and swings...Chris said that he is too tall for carnival rides. Apparently they are not made for anyone 6'8''. When we were on the swings (last picture) I felt like my feet were just about to hit some kids waiting in line below us...so every time we went over them I'd lift up my legs. When we got off the ride, Chris said "You seriously almost kicked those kids in the head, imagine if I'd have been on there!"

Dean LOVED watching Brielle on all of the rides! He spent most of the time screaming (happy squeally screams)...this is his new 'thing,' he screams all of the time...LOUDLY...with a huge smile on his face. It really gets crazy when Brielle joins in (which is probably where he learned the screaming/squealing in the first place) and they are both going back and forth!

Brielle loved these swings! She was a little nervous before we got on and then in the middle of it she turned to me and said "Mommy, you're right I do love this swing!" Of course I was right, I'm the mom!
Have you ever noticed that city carnivals bring out the most interesting people? ...people you don't normally see around town... Two years ago we went to this same carnival and we saw the scariest people there (take into account that we had just moved back from Los Angeles--where we saw our fair share of scary people), I remember that Chris was really 'bothered' that all these weirdo's and scary people were at the kiddie carnival. It was not quite as bad this time. (they put the kiddie rides on one end of the park and the bigger rides on the other end...but there were still quite a few 'interesting characters,' not to mention the teenagers that look...so...gosh I don't even have the right words...I can't believe their parents even let them walk around looking so...sloppy and scary and sleazy and I don't know...WOW, I must be getting old!

Brielle's baby cousin Claire!

Last weekend Brielle FINALLY got to meet her ONLY girl cousin...Claire! What a sweetheart! Brielle LOVED spending time with her Aunt Sarah and Claire...she mimicked EVERYTHING Sarah did...including asking her 'husband' (Mickey) to hold her baby when Sarah asked Ben to hold Claire! (FYI--she is obsessed with 'her kids' and 'husband'! She is constantly telling me about her kids and the things they do and say. It is a crack up!)

We had a great time with Sarah, Ben and Claire...but of course we missed little Benson! Good luck in North Carolina guys! We love you and we will miss you!

Higher daddy higher!

Last weekend we bought a playset for the kids...after a lot of hassle we finally got it home and Brielle came running out to the car saying "Where is my swing set, Is it my special day?" Much to her disappointment (and ours) the playset did not come 'built'...lets just say the instructions started out by saying it would take 2 adults 6 to 12 hours... luckily we were a little faster then that. Brielle thought it was her 'special day' because now she would be... "able to go to the park everyday, in my own backyard" (her exact words)! We are all really excited...as you can see baby Dean LOVED his first ride on a swing! As you may know I am totally obsessive about keeping things neat and not trashy or silly...anyway, Brielle helped Chris hang the car swing for Dean and she got her hands on the stickers that it came with...she put every single sticker it came with on the car!!! It is all I can do to keep myself from sneaking outside right now and taking them all off...I'm a mess!