Our First Time at the Alabama National Fair

The Alabama National Fair!

This past Sunday we took the boys to the fair for the evening.  It was our first time to take the boys to the fair, and they had a wonderful time! Here are my 4 guys before getting on the fairgrounds.

 We went the last night, so a lot of the livestock was gone, but we were still able to see some animals.  Here is Major looking at a big turkey.  I told him his name is "Thanksgiving Dinner". Hehehe.

 Major and Brady checking out the ducks.

 Eli, Major, and Brady waiting to get to the rides and games!

 Eli wanted to take a picture with our camera, so here it is.

 My 3 dinosaurs.  Eli, Major, and Brady.  Major is so into dinosaurs right now.  He loved playing by this picture!

 Brady was the neatest one to watch in all of this.  He was totally mesmerized and taking it all in bit by bit.  He was always walking a few steps behind so that he could look at everything.

 I brought in dinner with us, so they ate on some bleachers and waiting for the crocodile man to come onstage and wrestle the croc!

 Game time!

 Brady won a "Nemo" fish in a fishing game.

 Eli won a football in a basketball game (go figure).

 And then back to watch some crocodile wrestling!  It was really neat to see up close.  We had front row seats!

 What is a fair without a Ferris wheel?  Brady was all smiles the entire time.

 Major wanted to ride the dinos. (of course)

 Eli surprised me by wanting to ride one of those rides that goes up really high then just drops down.  I was nervous for him, but he did great!

The one ride I got to take with Brady.  Love him!

 

 Some dessert fun at the end of our evening.

Football with Daddy

For the past few weeks, Bill has gotten outside with the boys on Sunday and played football with them during Major's nap.  (Don't worry Major, your time will come soon!) Bill plays all time quarterback, and basically it is Eli vs. Brady.

 The warm up

 The coin toss

 And game on!

 Eli's after touchdown celebration pose

I'm so thankful the boys have a dad who will go outside and play with them.  My dad did that, too, and I have very fond memories of it.  I believe on this particular Sunday, Brady won.

Eli Moore as George Washington

Friday, October 11th, Eli had to give a presentation on George Washington to his 2nd grade class.  He did the research and typed it up.  (It had to be a 5 sentence report.  Five sentences?  Do you know how hard it is for a history teacher to narrow the life of George Washington into a 5 sentence report?) Anyway...Eli did a great job.  We put his costume together with the help of other people, but I couldn't find an appropriate colonial hat, so I tried to make one.  It didn't come out perfect, but it worked.

 Eli at the beginning of his report.

 Eli showing off his photo of George Washington.

After Eli gave his speech, he really came alive and started teaching about Washington to his fellow students as best he could.  In his research, he had also come across a fact stating that one of Washington's favorite meals was cream of peanut soup.  So he tells his class, "every morning, Washington got up, got some cream and some peanuts, put it in the microwave, and had a hot meal".  My little history major has Washington heating his meals up in the microwave.  Oh, well.  It was pretty hilarious, though.  And he really did a fantastic job on his presentation.  I'm so proud of him!

Eli and Brady: Ball Boys for Junior Varsity Football

This year, Eli and Brady have been ball boys for the JV football games.  The boys have loved it and have often asked why they can't be ball boys at the varsity games.  Sorry guys, not yet. :-)

Here they are with the Defensive Coordinator, Michael Summers and his son, Tyson on the sidelines.

 Brady, getting a ball off the field.

 Eli's turn to get the ball off the field.

 Brady was entertained by the high school principal, Mr. Horn and his wife.  They are some of the sweetest people I have ever met.  They did give him coke and French fries, but I can forgive them for that. :-)

 Back to the game: Brady, Eli, and Tyson waiting their turn to go on the field.

 And when the game gets slow, the boys play a little football themselves. 

 Daddy with his big boys.

 Major and his French fries.  Mr. Horn also gave him ketchup to dip them.  This was his first experience with ketchup and he loved it!!  No one was going to take his fries away!

The Berlin Airlift comes to Montgomery

Saturday, September 28th we went to the Montgomery Airport to see one of the last planes still in operation that participated in the Berlin Airlift!  It was so cool.  This plane actually flew millions of tons of food and supplies into West Berlin following the end of World War II. It was also really neat that they had several veterans who actually conducted the Berlin Airlift operation on the plane to explain all the parts of it.  Sadly, Major was especially cranky on this day, so I didn't get many pictures because I was corralling him the entire time.  He also wouldn't stand to have any pictures taken of him, so most of these are just Eli and Brady.

 Eli and Brady sitting as passengers on the plane!

 The only thing Major would do without a fit...touch the airplane.  I snapped a quick photo before it was too late.

Major's Bathtime Fun

Just recently, Major has found the joys of a large bathtub filled with dinosaurs.  Everyday now he asks for bath!