Fair Mania

Of course I forgot my camera, it was a rather last minute decision to go while the weather was not 700 degrees. So I only have a few phone photos. They LOVED this ride. The rode only a total of 4 rides and 90% of it was this one.

The only roller coaster they rode.  Logan was set to ride the Crazy Mouse but chickened out when he realized he'd have to ride alone as Ronan was too short.

This was another favorite.

This is the first year in several years they did not win fish!  They also tried the funhouse for the first time and spent at least 30 minutes going through it again and again and again.

Missing pictures and Logan's 4th surgery

Here are a couple of missing photos from our whale watch weekend.  Logan with his ticket.

While Ronan was at MyMuseum with Dad, he drew this photo of Logan and I on the boat.  The whale is spouting me in the face.  He thought that would be hysterical.

One of Ronan's "Mom, take a picture of my butt" photos.

Today Logan went in for his 4th surgery.   Yes 4th.  He is only 8 and so far has had one on average every 2 years.  I hope this is not a continuing trend.  Today he had his "indirect inguinal hernia" repaired.  Basically the whole in his abdominal wall did not close after his testicles descended, right around birth.  The Dr said its very common in boys and usually doesn't cause any harm but there are possibilities of problems later so better to take care of it now.

He brought his new owl toy and his blankie and got to come in his pj's.  He did pretty well.  He got scared when we went into the patient area.  He saw all the beds and medical equipment and people on them and started to cry.  He DID NOT want to put on the hospital gown.  They moved him into the "kids kave" which is basically a small room with a door so he could have some privacy.  Finally convinced him to put the gown on and then the anesthesiologist came in and explained what he would be doing.  We hung out and I told him what the operating room would look like and we played some Minecraft.  The Dr said he cried when he realized I would not be in the operating room but didn't put up a fuss with the mask and they had no problems.  It was a classic hernia and all other manly bits were in their proper position.

It took about 40 minutes and they brought him back to the kave for recovery.  The first time he woke up he asked "did they do it yet?".  He slept off and on for about another 45 minutes and he just kept asking when he could go home and when he could put his clothes back on.  He did not like being nekkid under that gown.

He is doing great.  By 6 I was having to tell him to NOT run up and down the stairs.  He finally ate something and he put his new Lego set together.  He and Ronan have been having a Minecraft marathon.
Glad that is over.

A Camping we will go

We headed up to Three Rivers for our annual camping trip.  We got the coveted space 32 with the riverview deck!
They were very ready to head to the swimming hole.  It was HOT!  But they needed to fuel up first, a little bit of carbs

and some juice

Can we go now?

Logan discovered the jumping rock.
Ready

Set

Go!

It was quite dark before we could haul them outta there.

JUMP!

They were quite exhausted

Our lovely campsite

Views from the deck.  Thats Grandpa taking them down to the river

Tadpole hunting!

Doing handstands

He scored two finally after a nice boy a couple of campsites over let him use his net.

Chillin in the tube

He was at first going to bring the tadpoles home but I convinced him that the stress of the drive would likely kill them so he let them go after keeping them overnight.

This little Robin had a nest in the tree in our campsite.  She waited patiently several times a day for no one to notice her and then....

she would feed the babies.

Wow really?

Over a month and no posts!  I suck

anyway......

What have we been doing?  Well school ended and the boys started at the Boys and Girls Club.  They seem to really like it so far.  They keep them entertained and Logan goes to the pool pretty much everyday.  Ronan doesn't seem to care much.  He went at first but now he is content to just hang out at the club.  He got to help with watering the garden yesterday and he had a ball.  He picked me a pattypan squash and two tomatoes.  He was over the moon excited to show me.

Ronan "graduated" from kindergarten.  They put on  a little performance and sang some songs.

 My little patito

 His official certificate.

His graduation present

Logan also turned 8!  How did that happen?  Where has the time gone?  Make it stop already.
He wanted an angry birds bowling party.  How is that for different pop culture genres?

 This is one of his best buddies Gabe.

 Getting ready to throw a strike!

 Pressly rippin it up

 Score Legos!

 a build your own fort kit from Grandma

The cousins and the Dow girls

Logan planted some veggies

Super hero Ronan

Jack Creek farms finally reopened for the season so we stopped for slushies and a little cowboy action.

and best of all we got to FINALLY go on my long delayed birthday whale watching trip.  Ronan didn't want to go so he went with Judd to the My Museum instead.  Logan is ready to spot the whales

and we saw them!  It was quite amazing and spectacular and every other adjective you can think of to describe awesome.

After the nature lady got done with telling us how big a blue whale was in relation to the boat Logan started to "feel sick" so we went to the back of the boat so he could sit a while and he promptly fell asleep.  Thankfully we were headed in so we didn't miss too much.

This is part of a humpback.   The orange stuff is a skin fungus.

We finally hit Dennis the Menace park

Logan REALLY wanted to go out in the pedal boats.

Look ma no hands!

and as usual he got tired and gave up.  Judd had to pedal them back to the dock

More My Museum fun/

Logan slew the dragon.

 I think thats about it.  We are headed up to Three Rivers next weekend for some camping.