Small Town Fair

Although I lived there for a short 1.5 yrs, Mariposa has always held a special place in my heart. My family would make annual (or close to annual) trips to Yosemite. Mariposa is the gateway town to Yosemite. I attended this fair (2-3 yrs in a row) when I was a young teen and ohhh the memories....

I am a little bit of a paranoid mom when it comes to my kids and big places/big crowds. Going to a fair hasn't been on my I gotta do that with my kids list. Hubby is in between jobs right now and actually home for the Labor Day weekend, I remembered that Mariposa does their fair every Labor Day weekend. Dane and I decided to bring the kids to the Mariposa fair.

What is lovely about a small town country fair?

*entry without having your purse/bag checked over or snooped into.

*It looks Exactly the same as I remember ~ no ridiculous fluff

*not crowded at all and so clean.. everything

*the 4H kids interacted with the boys and taught a lot about the farm animals the boys met

*the auctioning of the animals was fun for the boys to see (Tanner wanted to yell the last bid for each animal as he wanted to save them all)

*the rides and carnival section was small and not overwhelming

*everyone was so kind and friendly

*momma was so relaxed and enjoying every second because I knew my boys were safe and having a blast

** being there X years later with my own little family.

**My boys were on a ride together and I kissed and embraced my hubby. I'm sure that was just a dream when I was there as a young teen. ;o)

The Mariposa fair is every Labor Day weekend~ Bring your family.. experience a true small town fair.

Valentine's Day

I spent Valentine's Day with my two sweethearts. I had today off but still had to get my college work done. I was able to stop by and spend a few hours at the boys' school and participate in their classrooms. Cole room had stations with activities and Tanner's room had mostly normal routine but a couple of moments to get some Valentine fun in. It was great to see them in their classroom with their friends. They handed out their Valentines and recieved a loot of Valentines back.

Karate & Cole

Cole is back to having troubles in school again. A good friend of mine has her sons in Karate and she has been encouraging me to put my boys in. We have tried that route with Tanner when he was 5 and once he made yellow belt he didn't want to go anymore. I liked the idea of letting Cole give it a try since he is now 5 and I also felt that it would be good for him to have the extra discipline in a sport. However, I was not to pleased with the monthly rates. My good friend suggested that the instructor might be interested in bartering for golf lessons. So the barter has been made. Cole is in Karate and Mr. Bear will be learning golf.

Tanner's 2nd Grade Play

christmas Eve

Ice skating!

Cole's second day on ice