August Whirlwind

We started off August in the beautiful Caribbean then spent a weekend in the great outdoors before hitting the IN State Fair. After the fair, we traveled down south to see Santa and then back to central IN to watch a colts game. Finally to finish the month we went back down south to spend some time with family.

Okay so I forgot the cove bit. We were invited to go to Caribbean cove with some good friends and had a great time. Brayden was a little disappointed when he found out that he was 2 in too short to ride the big slides but he had so much fun on the lazy river, shooting hoops and riding the smaller slides. And maybe the great outdoors was just my in-laws backyard but it was a fun family weekend with a lot of fun outdoor activities including a bonfire slip-n-slideAunt Carey's 30th birthday woofle ball, corn hole, fireman's parade, and of course great food. And after a weekend of relaxing outside activities and yummy food we decided to try something different and go to the fair.

After all, everybody should experience the IN state fair and all that it has to offer. Right??? Well that is what we thought about JoJo, an awesome 16y.o. exchange student from Germany. So...

we rode the ponieschecked out the fishand even tried out the petting zoo. All before finding out that JoJo really isn't comfortable around animals. So then we rode some rides and ate a lot of unhealthy food. He was a good sport but I don't think it will be one of his favorite memories from his time in IN.

And no we didn't make it to the North Pole but fortunately Santa frequents Holiday World. We went with our good friends, Tracey, Pat and Patrick and had the best time. The two boys play so well together, which makes it so much fun for everyone. What do boys like better than guns? physical contact monsters sticking their multi-colored tongues outdunking daddies

"shishing"
and the COLTS!For everyone's birthday, I thought it would be fun to go to a preseason game against the Bengals (my two favorite teams). We had a blast checking out the new stadium and eating $12 popcorn;). We had an awesome time even though the Colts lost. Check out the picture of the family. Brayden took it all by himself. I think he might have gotten Tricia's photography gene.

And finally to wrap up the month, we went down south (Osgood and Batesville) to spend some quality time with family. Most weekends that we go down, we try to catch Alex playing football and JoJo playing soccer. We have always loved football but are soccer newbies and really enjoying it. Brayden has become such a soccer fan that rarely does a week go by that he hasn't played. And he can talk anyone into playing with him.

Including Mamaw Jewelland Great Grandma Buxton

after helping Papaw trim her shrubs.Deep breath! Now on to September!!!