Main Street Days

Our new town just likes an excuse to party. In May, they call it "Main Street Days" and they shut the street down for the weekend, throw up some booths and a little carnival, and watch the people come. Since it is right down the road from us, we just couldn't resist.

We realized it is exactly the same as "GrapeFest" in the Fall, but without the wine, and without the heat. So "Main Street Days" wins for us!!! We strolled, we ate, we bought some Apple Butter from a local vendor, we rode the rides and danced to some live music. All in all, a good Friday night!

Here are the kids, about to dive into their first Funnel Cake.

Me enjoying Scotty.

Milking a pretend cow. Very educational.

Dinner Time

This year's festival showcased local pizzarias, and each restaurant had a booth. We ended up with pizza from three different vendors, and all were pretty good! The weather was lovely, we sat and watched the crowds and enjoyed our pie, it was great.

Scotty gives a cheesy grin to the camera. I kinda hope he outgrows this soon, and I kinda don't.

Evidently, all that grinning is exhausting. He climbed up on the chair next to Greg and plopped his head down for a rest. You can see how Greg felt about that.

The Teacups

THIS is how Addie and I do tea together.

I loooove the teacups, and it looks like there's another Spangler who does too!

Shortly into our ride, I thought I might try REALLY spinning the cup and see how Addie reacted.

She sreamed, she looked up like she was going to be sick, I slowed down a little, and then she laughed and yelled for more!

This is the "sick" face.

I had such a fun time watching her get ridiculously dizzy, and then hollering for more! Half-way through the ride she was yelling (with a smile), "I'm never riding this ride again!" Then as soon as the ride slowed to a stop, she declared "We broke it! We broke the ride!" and then "I want to ride AGAIN!"

This is the most fun I have had in months, for sure.

Petting Zoo

Greg took the kids into the petting zoo- and Scotty was big enough to go in this time! He wasn't so sure what to think about the animals...

They got to know a friendly llama,

and some goats.

Scotty was still unsure about the animals...

And the cow finished the deal. Too big, too stinky I guess... You can tell from the face what he thought about the cow. It was probably mutual.

Addie Rides the Scrambler

These pictures are my favorite from the whole evening. Watching Addie ride my favorite carnival ride, and love it, was another mother-daughter bonding moment. Plus, her faces in these pictures are hilarious!

Butterfly Week

This last week in school we were studying butterflies. As a special treat, I made the kids "Flutterby Franks" for dinner last night. What a hit!

Butterfly week was super fun- especially since we'd already had a butterfly habitat in the dining room, and watched our caterpillars turn into chrysalises, and then into butterflies. We also had some butterfly tattoos to enjoy too (Scotty has a caterpillar tattoo on his arm now).

Mustangs

We happened by the Mustangs in Las Colinas while out exploring on Mother's Day. Thankfully we had the camera to grab a few pictures!

Scott strolling

Greg and the kids- to give you an idea of the size of these sculptures!

Volcano

We made a very simple volcano for school the other day. I thought the outcome was less than thrilling, but the kids seemed to enjoy it.

Here is Scotty saying "Ohhhh!"

And a goofy grin for the camera.

ROAD TRIP to Austin!

After eight months living in Texas, I thought I would burst if I didn't see some of Texas already! So we spent this last weekend on a road trip to Austin, and had a blast! We took the backroads down, and turned what would have been a 4 hour freeway trip into an all-day exploration. Though we missed the wildflowers blooming, we did enjoy the green landscape all around. The drive was so pretty! We saw lots of small towns and quirky stuff. My favorite? The sing for a local meat-seller with a big picture of a pig and the words "Bite my Butt."

First stop was in Glen Rose for lunch at a little used bookstore/ cafe. This book was titled "Becoming Southern," I got a kick out of that.

Scotty konked out during the drive.

Nothing like Sonic Happy Hour on a road trip! Thank you for the half-price Cranberry Limeade!

Dinosaur Valley State Park

Friday: First stop! Dinosaur Valley State Park. Time to see some REAL DINOSAUR fossilized footprints.

And of course, pose with giant dinosaurs.

Crossing the river on the stones to get to one of the fossil sites.

Footprints!

Don't be alarmed, it's just Addie

For real. A footprint. So cool.

Scotty in another footprint.

Crossing back over the river.

Marble Falls

Stopped in Marble Falls to get some wiggles out. We walked up and down the little main street. Found this and let Scotty ride the praying mantis, until we saw the sign explaining it was a $7,000 sculpture. Whoops.

This is for our friend Randy Buster, who is evidently loved in Marble Falls too. :)

We saw a lot of quirkiness on this trip, this was a good one. One sign says "set of 6 oak chairs $400 or trade for deer rifle."

Also thought this place along the way was fun- selling pecans, sorghum honey, and pickled okra.