Boulder County Fair-July

More from the phone that sees everything and goes everywhere!

We rushed from our newborn photo shoot to the Boulder County Fair because I promised E he could pet rabbits. He did pet the rabbits (and T got to eat in the middle of the rabbit barn - possibly first public bottle), but E was way more into the bigger animals and the rides.


Cam literally peed the entire time E was hanging out with him. Also: Cam is small. E is 40 inches tall, people. In other news, the last time I saw Cam was at a college football game where he tried to eat the astroturf. MY mascot drags his four cross-country athlete handlers. Hence, Boulder County fair has to recruit from that school up north.

No, not bitter about the result of this year's football game, why do you ask?


E is finally brave enough to enjoy the petting zoo, but he liked this attraction better:

Yes, corn. Lots of it. In his shoes. Whee!

E got his first carnival ride, and then we dragged him across the fairgrounds for mini donuts. Because they're Ray's favorite fair food. Can't you tell?

Apparently they were "cold", but I've never seen such a sad reaction to DONUTS. (I got ones with chocolate and crazy toppings on them and was quite happy. Goofballs.)

The first real fun at a petting zoo and first fair ride are both milestones, but E's biggest achievement was the last of the night. It cost $5 and fortunately they would give the money back if the kid chickened out - which E did, twice. But in the end, he got on, and it was all he talked about for a couple of days.

Oh yeah, pony ride! (Yes, the ponies were on a turnstile and yes Ray walked around next to him. Still, major achievement.)

Iphonography- July

Okay, time to get updated. When I started downloading pics, I realized that my phone tells the story of the last few months pretty well, and there are a few I've missed, so here we go...

I'm cheating here, because it was June 30, but probably our last big dinner out as a family of three. I do NOT recommend bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers to the highly pregnant. Just sayin'.


Something very important happened mid-July:

And his first manicure followed quickly thereafter (given Ray's hair, this is definitely after he slept in the hospital chair...):


Not even sure what is going on here, but I love the picture, so here you are:

July brought a lot of naps, too.

July was pretty mellow. More to come!

Happy Halloween Part 2

Trick or treating went well.. E avoided the spooky houses in the neighborhood - several houses went all out with the haunted house thing (animatronics, people on stilts, fog, sound tracks), one even to the point that Ray didn't think I'd like it. However, much candy was procured, and many houses attacked by the horde that is our neighborhood (10 kids three to nine years old=ravening horde).

Here's the picture rundown...

T got a mask and candy from daycare. Somehow Ray now has a bag of candy..


E got to go trick-or-treating at daycare, but he does like T's mask.





Little dude will only smile if he can see my face. I'm learning to literally shoot from the hip.


E is fully in the spirit. He's still handing out candy as I type.
Anyway, we circled most of the neighborhood, just cutting back through the park when E was DONE.
This is one sweaty monkey.

Hope you all had a great halloween!


P.S. My parents were asking about a picture Ray posted elsewhere - everyone at my work dressed like my boss, who is a bike racer and has a jolly roger tattoo (made for easy costuming). Here's the group tattoo shot (my calf is falling off the left side of the picture - darn student photographers). My boss is in the middle in the green/black plaid shorts (and with the real tattoo and much better tan than the rest of us). Despite Ray's label, this was imitation as flattery-  and it was a darn fun day all the way around. Again, happy halloween!