Something funny happened at the fair

This weekend, we went to our town's big annual fair... you know, the one with a parade and art booths  and kids stuff... yeah, that one that every town has...  Something funny happened at ours.

Alex and Mom

Evan and Dad

Alex caught some Zzzzz

Tired baby

Evan also passed out

Evan catching his Zzzzzz.  Apparently, babies can sleep anywhere

Davis was verrrrry tired

We went back the next day for the car show and the slide

Davis went on his first horse ride

Horse ride on Hobby

Here is the surprise from the festival.  This is Oreo Cookie, or Cookie for short.  We are still getting to know here, and she is still settling in.  It looks like it is going to be a while before she is adjusted.  She hasn't met Domino and Lilly yet, but they have growled at each other through the door.

New Project

We are building a new sandbox for Davis for his bithday.  Today, Grandpa and I went to the hardware store where we picked up tools and lumber to get started.  Grandpa and I made a few cuts of the wood and laid out the box.  This will be topped with seats and placed in the back yard.   Davis really enjoyed digging up the bush in the back yard where the sandbox will go and helping with the scraps of wood.

My new saw

Setup to cut the 4x4 corner poices

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Working on digging up that bush, 2x4 shows approximately where the sandbox will go

Roughed out.  I did not notice that he got the real hammer until a little later

Back to using his hammer (whew)

Union Pacific 844

Tonight, Davis and I took grammie to the airport after a wonderful three week stay.  Afterwards, we ended up in Kirkwood Center getting pizza at about the same time that the Union Pacific 844 (one of two running steam trains in Union Pacific's rolling stock) was coming through town.   We spent 30 minutes or so playing in the dirt by the tracks before the 844 came through with civil war enthusiasts headed to The Battle of Shiloh re-enactment.

The steam train was awesome.  Far more engaging than the diesels that usually come through.  I got a not so great quality video of the train coming through:

More about the 844:

• Union Pacific Site
• Google Images for the 844
• YouTube videos for the 844