A medley...

Fionna read Grady right to sleep Saturday night. They were very happy to finally have cool enough weather to require snuggly jammies...


Ainslie's playing with her butterfly toy from the fair. Chris K. gifted the kids each with $5 for fair spending, and this was Ainslie's pick. (Grady came home with a light sabre and Fionna got a child sized fake nail kit.)



This time of year brings out the witch in my children. This is Fionna and Grady (and his black cat on his shoulder, hard to see) brewing up potions consisting of dish soap, water, rosemary and mint (the two herbs plentiful enough in my garden for the kids to play with).


First off, the weekend in soccer...I am happy to report that Grady's weekend soccer game, so bright and early on Saturday morning, was a blazing success. After three tough losses (as in, we were trounced three times), we finally either won or very nearly tied. The score is not really closely followed but Grady feels confident we won, and most of the kids on the team scored at least one goal, if not more. Grady exuberantly scored twice.
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Next up...the fair came to town, and we made the most of it. On Thursday, Grady, Ainslie and I headed out there with our friends Sandra, Ben and Abe. We saw performing bears, a magic show, all manner of animals and farm equipment, and lots of neat school art. Fionna's school won Grand Champion for their art display!

Fionna visited the fair the next day with her class. She loves field trips because she gets to ride the bus, something she doesn't do often since we drive her to an out-of-district school.

The whole family was back at the fair, AGAIN, later Friday night to watch Lenny race in his first-ever car race. It was an "Enduro" race, 200 laps or two hours, whichever came first. Lenny drove the first half and his friend Brian the second. They didn't win but they didn't crash or explode. AND, out of seventy-some-odd cars that started, only 13 finished and they were among them. I wasn't too keen on the idea (not that I was really consulted) but it ultimately was pretty fun. The kids were over the moon about it, although Grady and Ainslie succumbed to sleep before the end. I have a feeling it won't be the only car race we get dragged to...