Sunday, August 26, 2018

Summer Vacation at Home!

Adam was off for the week with the kiddos while Mommy worked :)  The kids had FUN: sleeping in, eating out, playing in the garage, and playing outside with Daddy:)  Mommy took the day off on Friday and A^4 went to the New York State Fair!!  Friday night, we went to a baseball game and then Grandma Pat and Grandpa Roger arrived on Saturday - they are watching the kiddos for us the week of August 27th!

The kids helping Adam clean the garage on Monday


Mommy went kayaking with her friend and colleague, Robyn, on Monday - gorgeous evening!


Ayson proud of his GREAT behavior for the week!!! (he is trying to earn $$$ for a new stuffed animal)


Picking peppers!


Gorgeous flowers!


Kiddos loving their days with Adam!


Adam took the kids to his gym:)


Adam and the kiddos picked up a carrot cake for Mommy (for her birthday back on August 2nd - she never got around to finding a slice of carrot cake so Adam and the kids picked up an entire cake, THANKS family! :)


Adam and the kiddos had a picnic lunch and then went fishing:)


Ayson took a picture of Addie's prize catch of a bullhead catfish (Mommy did not crop the picture...:)


A walk in the orchard and we found ripe black raspberries!!!


On the run!


Adding more water to the creek


Looking for fish!


Leeches on Daddy!


Gorgeous evening sky!


Massive sunflower!


Amazing clouds


The bike path in Tully!  Addie did a fabulous job riding her bike!!!




Mommy and friends did a Painting with a Twist on Thursday night




Mommy asked the instructor to paint the word "Ball" on her painting :)


Finished paintings!!!!


On Friday, A^4 went to the NYS Fair :)


The butter sculpture!!!


An Eastern Spiny Softshell turtle!


Showy chickens!!!


Posing with the award winning llama!


A picture with Chloe the goat


Momma and her babies


Ah, the mist tent


The total amount of pints was ~ 2000 ;)


Addie rode the Merry Go Round 9 times and went through the Fun House four times.  Ayson and Daddy went on all the crazy "fun/scary" rides.


The local electric company had a demonstration on what happens when a : squirrel, tree limb, downed line, unprotected body part touches a live line.  Can you see the arc in EACH picture?!?!








The Dragon Tamer and TWO dragons!!


While Ayson and Adam went on more rides, Mommy and Addie watched the horses!!




Cool sand sculpture


After the Fair, we came home, cleaned up, and went to the Syracuse Chiefs baseball game with Adam's colleagues from work


The family :)


Group picture!!


After the game (the Chiefs won), we watched an amazing fireworks show at the baseball stadium


On Saturday, Ayson and Adam made an apple pie with our own apples (that Ayson picked)!




Addie supervised the apple pie making


Grandma Pat and Grandpa Roger arrived on Saturday (to help us with the kids during the week of the 27th).  Grandpa was showing Adam his new golf club


A walk at Labrador Unique Area:
Tinker Falls


Walking in the dry creek bed




We met a couple walking a miniature pot belly pig named Millie :)




Of course we had to check out the boardwalk!!


Family photo time!!!


A panoramic view!!!



The kiddos spotted an American Dagger Moth Caterpillar on the side of our house!


Playing Hide and Seek!


Grandma had a GREAT hiding spot behind the fort


Addie did not see Grandma's legs behind the fort :)


Hi Grandma!!!


Grandma, Grandpa, and Ayson hiding while Addie counts


On Sunday, we went to Ruston's Dinner for breakfast and then we took Grandma and Grandpa to Clarks Reservation State Park


Ayson spotted a huge mushroom on the picnic table


A sunken meadow!


Walking along the karst rocks


The girls


And the boys


Digging for fossils


and checking out the touch table at the Nature Center




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