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Here are the pics!
It was a long way up...Mo held my hand and walked real S.L.O.W. He kept saying, "This is a long way up, Momma!" Yup, it is...

At the bottom, he immediately wanted to go back up! That's my boy!

Simple Pleasures - Sunday

Packer people party and play ptogether!! (The p is silent...until I find a p word that means the same thing!)

One of the best things about our family is that we all like sports! Moses has been brainwashed to love Brett Favre, Ryan Braun, Bucky Badger and tolerate the Bucks. We play sports, we watch sports and we get decked out in sports T-shirts =) The first big date Dave and I went on was to a Badgers' game...It's a simple pleasure that God has joined us together based on our interests. Both Dave and I are/were teachers, we like sports, we like music, we want a lot of kids...I know, if I make the list any longer I will make you gag! But we celebrate our differences too - I like HOT HOT HOT weather and Dave doesn't like to sweat! I like to finish the particular topic of conversation and Dave didn't get the nickname Tangent Boy for staying on topic. I am wound up pretty tight and Dave goes w/the flow. Nay, he lives for spontaneity! Having a kid is wild - we see how our interests influence him and how our personality traits become evident! Some good, some not so good...we're all pretty stubborn! Anyway - hope your family can celebrate the simple pleasure of things you share!

Simple Pleasures - Saturday

This one is not that simple...and I'm sorry it's late, but there were a bunch of pics to choose from!

This is why I love the state fair!!

Apple Cider Donuts. See, I don't like cream, so I don't like cream puffs. I'm weird, ok? So for me the highlight is an apple cider donut! That's pretty simple frugal! I'll take a 75 cent treat over a $3.50 mess any day!

I also like brown jersey and swiss cows, not the black and white kind. Oh - and I like the red pigs. ALL pigs are adorable but the red ones are the best!! (Sorry for the blurry photo...I guess DW wanted to to get a great shot of me and the pig and got so excited he was shaking...or something...!)

The other thing I really loved was the HUGE slide! Moses and I were practically airborne! I'm still working on getting the pic uploaded since my parents took it.

I also love the pig races and baby animals barn...what do you like about the state fair?

Simple Pleasures - Friday

BUBBLES! We've had posts about bubbles before...we made these bubbles ourselves and used hangers to make huge ones this time. I have soooo many cool photos but I will have to post them tomorrow. For now - I'm actually in a picture =)

Simple Pleasures - Thursday

Don't lie - you love getting mail too! We hardly get any real mail these days, but still. Thursday we actually got a huge teaching catalog, which I used to love. I never bought more than posters, but I stole tons of their ideas! I should really cancel that now, especially since we don't teach that subject and it's just a waste of paper! Ah well, there was something in the box!

Simple Pleasures - Tuesday

2 apple trees for the front yard!
The simplest part? They were delivered and planted by the garden center employees so Dave didn't have to struggle w/them!

Simple Pleasures - Monday

My clean boy in his bath towel. There is nothing cuter!

Simple Pleasures - Sunday

So does the family that plays together, stay together? On Sunday Mo and Dave were having a guitar duel! In the past we have played all together....Mo hiked his microphone up and stood on the piano bench. He was so happy to sing along!

A Week of Simple Pleasures

Aimee has asked readers to share a photo every day of what they find simple pleasure in...you can check out her post. I decided to join in b/c I have been feeling kinda...'enh' lately. I need to recharge and refocus. Anyway - I thought it sounded like a great idea so look forward to that this week =) Today's simple pleasure was hearing my son sing church songs at the top of his lungs! He often says, "C'mon church!" and expects us to join in! The other simple pleasure is hearing him talk himself to sleep, making songs out of people's names. "L-l-l-lisa. A-a-a-al. W-w-w-wendy." He usually includes their last names and it helps if their names sound cool =) Another simple pleasure is the fact that he slept upstairs in his new room and new bed all night last night! My big boy is almost 3 and I'm grateful he's adapted so well. Things like that are why we call it the good life!