Christmas Town

I'm writing this blog at 2:30 a.m.,  I have insomnia and can't sleep. Woohoo. This would be the second time we have gone with Jack's cousins and the rest of the family for Christmas Town at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. The lights there are amazing. Everywhere you turn around there is something beautiful to take in. If you are in a grinch mood, this is where you go to take in the holiday peace. Too bad the line for Santa was a 3 hour wait, but the kids still had a blast riding the swings, planes, and hot air balloon rides!

I'm so ready for Christmas! 

What a weekend

I've been so ready for this weekend. TJ has been gone for an entire week for a work conference, so I was excited for him to spend the weekend with us. I was ready to get in the Christmas spirit and bake, go see lights, and have some relaxation at home. 

Unfortunately, this weekend, my car battery has left me waiting for a jump twice and Jack is sick. 

Saturday was a joyous day for working half a day and spending the rest of the day at Auto Zone and the grocery store. Sunday, Jack woke up with a swollen eye so we headed to the doctor and confirmed his first case of pink eye. Now Jack is quarantined to the house until Tuesday. 

What an eventful weekend, maybe I'll be in the Christmas spirit by next weekend. This little baby is taken a toll on my energy level so I apologize with the sporadic posts. Cooking a baby is hard work!

UPDATE: we return to the scene of the crime 6 hours later where Jack is screaming in the waiting area for 30 minutes about his ear. What seems like a lifetime later, he is now diagnosed with an ear infection and his pink eye is now in both eyes. He screamed until we were able to give him medicine. Before we reversed the car from the parking lot, he fell asleep. My heart just broke seeing him in all that pain. 

VA State Fair

You know you're at the fair when everything is fried. 

There is actually a Twix Twinkie wrapped in bacon deep fried and coated with powdered sugar and chocolate sauce on top. 1100 calories. Yes, I looked for it. No, I didn't find it. Bummer. 

We had a blast. I'm absolutely obsessed with family traditions. We have been taking Jack since before he could walk. The last two years he has been lucky enough to ride the rides with his cousin. The air was crisp and you could just feel Fall rolling in. We stayed until dusk, when the temperature started to significantly drop. It felt amazing. Fall is my absolute favorite time of year. They kids basically rode every ride they were tall enough for, saw tons of animals, found Papa's first and second place ribbons for snap beans, salsa, stewed tomatoes, and a birdhouse.

 No fried food for me this year! Emily-1 State Fair-0

A little throwback to Jack's first fair:

Weekend

Weekends are so busy for us! This weekend we had a little more down time than usual. Saturday, my sweet friend Heather, had her baby shower. It's so nice to catch up with old friends. We've known each other since middle school. 13 years! Her shower was so beautiful and the day was gorgeous. Sunday was of course all day football. My dad picked up Jack to take him to breakfast in the morning so TJ and I headed out for a mini date. We grabbed Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Starbucks coffee. I usually cook something for football sunday, but this weekend we picked up fried chicken and headed to my dads.

I ❤ weekends like this!