County fair

We went on a very special outing today - we went to the Alachua County fair! There was so much to do and see. There were bunnies and peacocks and chickens,

and horses and cows (but they didn't smell very good...).

Mami let us try this thing called cotton candy:

Yea, I can get in to this!

I was such a big girl that I went on a bunch of rides by myself, like these little cars (I rode the school bus - twice!).

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And I went on this cool swing ride that went around and around. I look a little queasy but claim to have loved it.

There were some rides I couldn't go on alone. All four of us went on a roller coaster, and Mami took me and Lela on these flying bumble bees that went up and down and around.

And then the best part is that Mami's magic talents with darts and balloons won me this princess thing and Daddy won me a unicorn with his prowess with a water gun. I named the unicorn Narnia (Mami has no idea I'd ever heard of Narnia...).

It was all very exciting, and I could barely keep my eyes open on the way home I was so tired. Be sure to check Lela's blog for her version of events.

Getting ready for Halloween

Did you all know Halloween is coming up? I can hardly wait! (This is a big week - Lela's birthday, then Grandpa's birthday, then Halloween, all in a row. WOW!)

Yesterday we went to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins. There were so many there I didn't know where to begin!

This was a funny looking bumpy one, I didn't think I wanted THAT one!

This one was kind of comfy, that could be an added bonus?

This is the one Mami says was the cutest, what do you think?

We finally came home with two great pumpkins, one for me and one for Lela. We'll carve them soon.

In the mean time, I've also been preparing my Halloween costume - we accessorized today. Check out my crown, gloves and shoes. Can you guess who I'm going to be?

We'll be sure to post more of the real costume, of course.

Change in the weather

We've been having some great cool, fall weather lately and Lela and I have taken advantage to have lots of fun outdoors.
Of course, I keep saying "Brrr" because I'm a true Florida gal.

But Lela doesn't seem to mind the nip in the air.

And if we do enough running around, we don't really have time to get chilly!

Homecoming Parade

Last weekend was homecoming, and it was extra special because Grandpa and Eleanor came all the way from New York to visit (more on that on Lela's blog). So to get ready for the homecoming parade we all got in our gator finest, of course.

The parade had all kinds of cool things to see, like Albert and Alberta:

And the cheerleaders on a firetruck:

That firetruck made a lot of noise and I didn't like that part.

But Daddy lent me his hat to protect my ears and all was good again.

When the marching bands started parading by, Lela and I couldn't help but get up and dance!

What a great parade that was! I'm already looking forward to next year's!

Daddy's birthday cake

You blogfans know Daddy loves the Gators, right? So we decided, for his (2-days-late) birthday party, to make him a GATOR CAKE!

I helped mix and stir and get everything set for baking.

Then we painted my nails orange and blue for homecoming while we waited.

And then I helped (mostly verbally) while Mami decorated the cake.

Happy late birthday Daddy, and Go Gators!

Dress-up

When we play dress-up, Lela and I seem to have a different understanding of what that game entails.
I put on something fun like this visor.

She puts on extra clothes!

Who is sillier?

Time to bake!

Lela and I got out our baking tools this morning to make cakes for everyone who has a birthday coming up. We had everything we needed, from strainers to pans to spoons and magnetic letters.

Isn't that how you make cakes?

Lela was my designated taster.

Yum yum!

I can't wait until we have real cakes to eat. Daddy and Lela both have birthdays this month - woohoo!