Orange County Fair
While everyone was sleeping, I got up early and took a walk with my neighbor. I even got back before anyone was awake. It was nice. We went to the fair this morning. What a great time we had. We met Uncle Alan, Aunt Roberta, and Baby Tierney there too. Nicole wanted a pink dolphin balloon, so we kept on saying ask Uncle Alan when he gets here. So the minute she saw Alan she and Justin both asked for the dolphins. Nicole got a pink one and Justin got a blue one. They were so happy to get them, it was really cute. Before Uncle Alan got to the fair, Bret and I did rides with the kids. They had a great time. They rode most of the rides themselves, little kiddie rides. We rode the mini bumper cars with the kiddos and they loved it. The kiddos rode the pirate ships and the train. After we had lunch. We did eat fried oreos and onion rings but that was really only the bad food we ate. Of course the kids loved the oreos. After lunch we went to see the animals. We saw big cows. Nicole was a little scared of them especially when it said MOOO really loud. Justin laughed-he loved it. He had the biggest smile on his face every time the cow said mooo. We saw goats and sheep as well. Then we went to see the Alaskan pig races. The kids really liked the pigs-it was cute. Baby Tierney came in the jog stroller with Nicole. Nicole was so sweet to her, making sure she was happy and had her sun shade on. Nicole loved it and loved taking care of the baby. We had a great day at the fair. We were tired but the kiddos weren’t. So no nap today. We came home and they watched their usual TV, Barney and Elmo’s World. Then we played in the futon room for a bit. The kids are really into drawing and coloring lately. Of course we played outside too. Bret emptied the backyard into the garage to clear it out. The kiddos played where the orange trees once were in the dirt. They had a blast playing in the dirt and getting very dirty. By now they were getting a little tired but too late to take a nap. Grandpa sent an e-mail as to any ideas for dinner, so I suggested we meet at the Hat. Well we had some errands to do on the way, so I dropped Bret off at Best Buy then continued onto Laguna Hills Mall. All went well, they didn’t have Bret’s shoes in stock so I ordered them on Land’s End (no shipping) then the kiddos shoes were on sale. Nicole found her old Dora shoes and she was so excited. She couldn’t believe she found them. I also bought Justin the next size up on his cars since he loves them so much. Then it all went downhill from here, I couldn’t find my keys. We looked and looked. The kids were really great the entire time. A couple mishaps but really good. So Bret and I figured we would call grandma/pa and have them run to the house to get the other set. I was still looking and looking. Finally after about 40 minutes I found them. Someone turned them into a sales associate and I saw them hanging out of his pocket. I was just glad to have found them. So grandma/pa went back to the Hat, I picked up Bret and finally at 7:00 I think we all ate dinner. I was so stressed out-what a pain and I was mad at myself for losing them in the first place. Anyway the kids were happy to see grandma/pa and were crazy at dinner. By the end the kiddos were tired so we went home. But Bret was headed to the 405 instead of the 5-ugh. What a night. We finally got home, going the right direction and with keys in hand. The kiddos just rocked on me while I told them Sally and Billy stories and they went to bed pretty fast. Now I need a drink.
