Makeshift boarding

So this is where my boys would go play any chance they could, behind our house. Nolan took the wheels off of his skateboard so he could use it as a snow board....genius!! They loved it. So here is some video of these two sledding/boarding right before it got dark. Maybe next winter we'll take them up to a resort and teach them how to really snow board.

North Lyon County Fair

There were lots of events for kids to participate in our county fair so we decided to take the 45 min. drive to Yerington and check it out. Can we say REDNECK? There is nothing like the good ol' BE County Fair. The kids had a great time and it was fun to see other areas of Nevada. So here is what our kids participated in!

Above: Nolan and Cody did a BMX bike race. Nolan almost had 2nd place in his age group but near the very end his bike went into some really soft dirt and it took him down. Cody took 2nd place in his age group and received a little trophy. The kids loved it and they can't wait to do it again next year.

Above and below: Nolan and Cody also participated in the tractor pulls. Nolan took it about as far as most of the kids. Cody took his all the way down and took 1st place. Someone forgot to order trophies so he received 30 tickets to go on carnie rides. I was very happy because I didn't want to buy them any tickets. You could go to Disneyland cheaper than how much it is to ride the carnie rides ; ).

Below: Dylan practicing for next year!

Below: The last event was the Pig Scramble. Now this was interesting. Our boys were excited to do this one. Little did we know, you catch the pig, you keep the pig! That's Nolan holding his pig. Once we found out you keep it, Nate tried to catch our boys before they went into the arena to tell them NOT to catch one. Too late. Our boys were in the arena with 25 other kids chasing after 5 pigs. Cody came close to getting one as well but we're sure glad he didn't. Now after Nolan caught it he saw this little boy crying because he didn't get one. Nolan said to him, "Here you can have my pig." Such a sweet boy....he is always thinking of others. That little boy was so happy! And we were so happy we didn't need to feed it. Maybe next year if they catch one we could be a bit prepared to raise a pig.

Ear Muffs!

I thought Dylan looked hilarious with these ear muffs on. We put them on him to see if he would wear them. You see, we ended up having an extra ticket to Monster Jam and so Dylan and I went with Nate and the boys and two other dad's with their kids to it. We had a lot of fun and Dylan kept them on and didn't fuss at all. He was quite amused with those big trucks crushing everything in its path.

We were laughing so hard when he had these on! He didn't dare quite move his head. So he just sat there like this and smiled. I love how it squeezed his cheeks together. So cute!

HERE COMES THE SUN!!!

After our walk today we hung out in the front yard and played for a bit.

Dylan loved these chairs. He could have cared less if he could crawl around and eat sticks.

Nolan playing photographer. Nice shot bud!