Puyuallup Fair

I had started this blog months ago (since it is from the September Fair and all...), but had to exit really fast from it at work so I didn't think it saved (and I never had the time to re-do it). But I was just fiddling around this site and found it! Pretty cool that it saved it! Saves me another hour or so of typing and posting pics!! I did make one boo-boo when I was trying to fix it up; I deleted the big slide pic. Sorry. Will have to re-post it another day since the pic is on my work computer.

I took a Personal Day from work on Thursday so we could go to the fair (Kati, I totally lied to you. I was at Pike Place on Friday, not Thursday....all my days run together, it's hard to keep track..)

The first ride we went on was the Train. Oh man. Lucas was so excited...even though you can't really tell in the photos.







Staring at some rides. I didn't get any great pics because I was sitting behind them. It dawned on me after we got all situated that I needed to have been in the front in order to get good pics. Oh well, live and learn.

Now, if you've met my child you know he's a little...cautious. So I was very surprised he wanted to go on rides himself..and actually stayed on them! He was so eager to get into that car. A little girl behind him in line tried to cut and he let her have it. There will be no cutting in front of this kid, missy.

Again, he's having more fun than you can tell from the pictures! He's just a very serious-faced boy sometimes :)

Action shot...

Next was the boat ride. I think it's cool that they still have the same rides that they had when I was little. I'll have to find one of John and I on the boat ride and show it to Lucas. See what he says...or if he even recognizes it. Who knows.

Not quite sure what to think..

Still thinking if he wants to get out or not..

"Ok, I'm going to be alright...and I think I like it!"

He thought the teepee was pretty cool. Anything that's like a tunnel is alright in his book.

Next was the big slide (this is the one I accidentally deleted!! oopsies..). He for some reason didn't want any help. Well, he got up to were that girl in the white is off to the right of the pic before he started freaking out. Gus to the rescue. He actually went farther than I thought it would, but still the screaming that came out of him...

They had this cool metal...thing..there that the kids took little sticks and played "music" on it. Pretty entertaining.

Lucas really wanted to go on the motorcycle ride...and maybe would have done it if he would have gotten a bike that wasn't in the air higher than everyone else. Who knows.

He looks cool in this pic, but about 1.3 seconds later, he was screaming his little head off. That's my big boy!! :)

There's more Fair pics, but this is way long enough for now.

Lucas' work of art

Luc's been all about painting lately, since Grandma In Tacoma (yes, that's her name haha...Janeen is Grandma at the Ocean/Beach) and Gus has been painting their house. Grandma got him some kiddie paints, she already had the eisle, and just let him go to work. I hear he loves painting.

Here's a close up of the art. I guess he was asking Grandma what colors she likes, and then would add it to the picture. Gus asked him who the painting is for, and apparently it isn't for Gus, Grandma, or me. Some lucky person will get to have this on their fridge, and I'll let you know when Luc informs us! :)

John Deere-ing it

Grandma Janeen and Grandpa Willy got Luc a little John Deere tractor last year that he can drive. He's finally gotten a hang of steering it too...hardly runs into the bushes or cars anymore! :)

Lucas actually let his cousin Kai (with Daddy Travis) use his tractor. But believe me, there were plenty of fights over that thing!

Kai was hauling around Lucas in the trailer part. It was pretty cute. Kai kept trying to go over the edge though, into the sticker bushes....he hasn't quite mastered his steering yet... haha

Kai was supposed to be delivering Luc to me because Luc had stinky pants, but it was more fun to drive him around. They're so cute together.

Kite Festival, Day 4

This was the Kid Day at the Kite Festival. The kiddies fly their kites with Grandparents and get pins, and also they have this Teddy Bear drop where they have teddy bears parachute and 15 lucky kids get to catch the bears and keep them...Kai nor Luc got their names called.

It was so nice to actually have a nice day. Luc loved the big kites, like the black cat behind us.

Luc's Cars kite flying with the other kites...that kite only flew for about 5 minutes, and then we couldn't get it back up. I'm thinking the tail was too long...it was like 10 feet!

Luc and Grandma Janeen flying (or trying to) some kites.

The only kite we could really get to fly well was one he made at the Kite Museum...and when I said Luc made it, I mean Gus..and when I say Gus, I mean I helped too... :)

He was SO proud of himself for flying the kite!! I was pretty surprised he liked it so well considering it's something that you pretty much just stand around and do, and since that kid is always moving.

I love how Luc "sits". If there's a wall or something to lean against, he does this. I don't know where he picked up this from, since we don't do it, but he sure does like it. He also does this cute little squat thing instead of sitting on the floor (I'll find a pic of him doing that and post it).

They had some pretty cute kites. I liked the legs.

It's an Obama kite. Couldn't go down to the Kite Festival without running into this stuff. I was surprised they didn't have any McCain kites flying! haha

Great Grandpa's Bday Supper

We went to Chinese for Great Grandpa Zubal's 82nd birthday supper. The restuarant was packed. It was one of the "nice" days of the week...like 20 inches of rain fell! :)

Janeen and Willy, with G. Grandpa and G. Grandma in the background.

It looks like Luc is in some serious trouble, but I think Gus was just asking him what he wanted for supper. One serious discussion...!

So we apparently didn't actually get a good pic of the birthday boy! haha Of the faces you can actually see, it's Kai, Kara, Travis and Carol (Kara's mom).