2012 Good ‘Ol Days

The first weekend in June our little town throws a big celebration to kick off Summer. This time around for the Good ‘Ol Days the weather was a little bit cooler, but I still managed to get sun-burned.

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We walked around for a bit in the morning. The kids wanted to find sno-cones as soon as we got there.

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We were getting hungry too. James and I split Nachos and a Sweet Tea.

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They were o.k.

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The boys got their sno-cones.

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Agnes was ready to get out of there.

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Midway through the day, I was starting to get a little sun-burned…

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We met up with Grandma in the late afternoon. The boys were ready to enjoy the carnival.

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Grandma and Dylan had a lot of fun on the carousel.

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Thade loves to ride the rides!

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His favorite was the roller coaster.

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It was a fun afternoon, but I got really sun-burned…

Jun 6

2012 Good ‘Ol Days Parade

It was a rainy evening, but that didn’t keep us from watching the Good ‘Ol Days Parade.

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The boys were ready for the parade to start.

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Agnes wasn’t too happy at the start of the parade.

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The rain started to let up for a bit, so they started the parade.

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Agnes loves the firetrucks.

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Dylan loves the trolley.

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Thade likes the floats that throw candy.

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Agnes was happy when she got one of her favorite candies.

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There were lots and lots of tractors.

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There were blocks and blocks of tractors.

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There were pretty horses too.

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The parade was a great this year. The cooler weather was so nice too.

May 26

Yard Sale Finds

It has been a long time since I’ve done one of these posts. Sadly I haven’t been hitting up the yard sales or thrift stores. On Mother’s Day weekend it was the City Wide Yard Sale. I had cleaned out and boxed up a lot of stuff just in case we had one. We decided to shop this year, and have a sale at a later date. I was happy we went shopping.

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I found some cute shirts for Agnes.

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I found some more dishes that needed to come home with me. I also found two hand-stitched pillow cases for just $.25. I am going to hang on the them, and use them for Agnes when she has a big girl bed.

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I found a few purses, and James found some cool finds too. The boys were excited when they got a great deal on some NERF guns.

The craziest buy of the day was a freebie!

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We were visiting a sale when James spotted a set of encyclopedias. The gentleman hosting the sale asked James if he liked them. James said sure, you never see encyclopedia sets anymore. So the gentleman said you can have them. James, asked the price, and again he said you can have them. We were really surprised when he said they were free. It is a full set, and so very cool. He was really nice too, he even helped us out to the mini-van with the new books. The kids were so excited too.

The sales were a lot of fun this year. I love all of our new to us finds.

Apr 28

At The Greenhouse

One of my favorite Springtime childhood memories was visiting the greenhouse in my hometown with my Nana. I loved to wander up and down the aisles browsing all of the beautiful blooms. The greenhouse that we would visit also had a beautiful fountain. My Nana’s house also had a beautiful fountain filled with Hen & Chicks plants, it was lovely in the Summertime. I’ve wanted to take the kids to a greenhouse for a long time, so this week I took the little ones.

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We visited the Redbud Farms and Nurseries. It is just a little way out of town, by sprawling farmland, and it is lovely.

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Dylan thought it was stinky, but Agnes and I loved it!

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I love greenhouses! I was happy to make some childhood memories with the little ones too. I hope to visit there again, and get my shade garden ready for the Spring and Summer.