State Fair & Punkin Pickin

The last three weeks of October have been fun-filled. For two of the weekends we got to visit with Victoria's family, and this weekend has brought Halloween festivities. Since we're behind on blogging, I'll just catch you up on the first weekend for now.

Jim and Sally came to visit two weekends ago en route to Charleston, SC and then on to Orlando. Normally, Victoria and I are lucky to have one activity planned for a weekend with family. That weekend we had three: parade of homes, NC State Fair, and a trip to a local pumpkin patch.

Here's Grammy Sally carrying Elaina around the State Fair on Saturday.

The weather was perfect for walking around outside with thousands of our closest friends. We enjoyed a funnel cake but refrained from trying the latest innovations in fair foods (e.g., fried butter, chocolate-covered bacon, etc.). Jim entered a number of drawings trying to win a lawn mower and a car and even entered a shooting competition to try and win a frozen turkey.

One of the highlights of the fair was getting to pose with a local celebrity. Barrelmonster has made national headlines this past semester thanks to an NC State student with a creative understanding of which laws don't apply to him.


On Sunday, we went to the early service at church (very unlike us) and then headed 45 minutes Northeast to Hillridge Farms to take a hay ride and pick out our pumpkins.




More Fall fun to come soon!