Wayne County Fair

The Wayne county fair IS the event of the season around here. People come from miles around for this famous fair and for the fair food! They even give the kids a day off of school just for the fair! Here are some interesting things we saw...

Corn higher than an "elephant's eye." :)

pretty flowers

Do you see that price tag? 149,ooo for a tractor! The Fair had an entire section for just tractors.

Check out this beautiful horse! I think Shaun would love a violin bow made from this animal's hair. It kind of reminds me of the a Barbie horse.

The info booth for where Shaun is going to school!

We did try some of the food too! They had so many options, but we settled on corn dogs, fries and cobbler. The corn dog was amazing however next year we have our eye on the blooming potatoes.

A Tornado hit our town

Shaun and I had quite the experience!! Yesterday our little town of Wooster, Ohio was hit by a tornado! And the tornado was about 4 blocks from our house. Check out the link below to see pictures, etc. Shaun and I feel so blessed to be so protected. He decided to come home from work early to work on his paper at home. Thankfully he was home when the tornado hit. Most of the damage was at the OARDC- where Shaun's lab is located. YIKES! Our car and home are fine. Sad enough our neighbor, Emma's, car was smashed in by a tree. :( We were without power for less than 24 hours but are safe and sound.

http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/4896073

Visit from my mom & my new neice

My sister was due with her baby girl so my mom came to visit Shaun and I on her way to NY. We had her around for a couple of days and enjoyed our time together. Mostly we worked on the house... It was great to have some extra hands! Sorry mom for putting you to work.

My sister and her little girl, Daphne. Daphne was born on Monday, September 13th. She was 10 lbs and 22 1/2 inches long!!

Seleta is a trooper and I sure love her! She is such a sweet mamma!

My sister is the oldest. When I was born she went around the house chanting, "I want to be an only child!" My sister's first little boy is not talking that much yet, but we are hoping the transition goes well. Good luck guys!

Congrats to the family! I can't wait to be Daphne's favorite Auntie.

baby...

Kittens

I came home from work one afternoon to discover 5 baby kittens living under our porch. They are so adorable!!

These aren't the best pictures because they wouldn't hold still. Imagine that. :)

The Momma cat is kind of the neighborhood stray. Apparently every year or so she has a new batch of kittens and people around the neighborhood adopt them. The Momma keeps them in the window well next door for safety when they are not playing under our porch.

Here they are sleeping all cuddled together. So cute! I am amazed at how different they all look from each other.

Emma is thinking of adopting two of them. How could you say no to a face like this?

Shaun is very allergic to cats so sad to say none of these will be joining our family. (I am secretly okay with this.) But it has been fun to see these kittens playing together and discovering the world around them.

If you want a kitten just let me know. Ü

Nicolette's Birthday!

It's Nicolette's Birthday today. She got a card from Seleta that is really funny. I thought I would share.

Inside it says:

"You have a way of making anything look elegant."

Thanks Seleta!

Normally I make a chocolate cake for Nicolette's birthday but our kitchen currently looks like this:

Our neighbor offered to make Nicolette a cake this year instead. Thanks Emma!

Nicolette,

I love you. I hope that you have a great birthday this year, and I look forward to spending many more birthdays together. You really do make everything and everyone better around you. You are a great example to me.

Happy Birthday,

Shaun

PS sorry, no Josh Groban CD this year. :(