We "got our happy on" and did the Puyallup Fair

We always go for the food...

This year Grandpa treated the kids to their fried fantasies.

Fried Snickers

Fried Rice Krispy Treat 

 

 We had a Russian perogi, corndogs, earthquake burgers, Curry food, and a Turkey Leg. 

 

Fun Hats 

Took Pictures at the antique picture studio... 

I'm sure that I am biased, but they have got to be the cutest children I know, inside and out. 

 You just gotta love 'em!

Played 4 carnival games, won 4 small stuffies 

 We shot archery

 got forearm face painting

At the end of the day, we had a strawberry funnel cake.

Now we are broke, and have lots of working out to do. 

 Fairs are Fun!

2012 First Day of School

First Day of High School Eric 10th grade, Puyallup High School

 Rachel, first day of Jr. High School.  7th grade.  Ferrucci Jr. High. 

Andrew Rachel and Brian looking happy.

Brian, 1st grade, and Andrew, 4th grade, right before leaving for school.

Brian and Andrew in their new Elementry School, Wildwood Elementry.  They get to walk to school every morning.  Brian is in Mrs. Stasak's class, and Andrew is in Mrs. Wolcott.  We love their teachers.  We also really love the school.

Fishing at Bradley Lake

So, we can walk to Bradley Lake Park from our house.  So the other day the boys and Rachel decided they wanted to go fishing.  It was a fun day of casting.  The only thing they caught was lake scum.  we thought they would only last about an hour, but they loved it.  We had to tear them from the lake.  I am going to miss summer.

August Fun

 Brian with his best friend Sam at Andrew's Cub Scout Camp

 We got to go to a Rainier Baseball game, paid for by Key Bank!  We got to watch the game from Key Bank's box, and they fed us!  It was so fun.  To top it off, before the game we got to go down on the field and in the dugout.  The kids loved it. 

 Holly and Dan's family came and we took them to Seattle.  That is Meg, Andrew, David and Brian playing on the Fremont Bridge Troll.  We took them to Pikes Market, but it was so crazy crowded!  We had fun sticking gum to the wall, and taking pics next to some of our favorite celebrities.  In the end we went home, took them to Menchies and Sushi.  They liked that the best!

 Knee Surgery.  Scott took good care of me!!

 FHE.  Had to go get a new Monopoly game our friends told us about.  It is now one of our favorite games.  Mega Monopoly.  Super fun.

Also had fun on the boat. This is my job, holding up the flag.  I have amazing flag holding muscles. 

Nelson Reunion: Olympic Games

 Who came up with this increadibly messy olympic games...oh yeah...Uncle Todd.  So, Wendy is on the very top of the picture getting whipped cream dropped on her face.  Andrew is the unfortunate boy right next to her.  The person above needed to get the whipping cream in the mouths below to score points. 

 The kids had to get all the worms from their pudding.  This is Andrew.

 Rachel and her cousins...

 This was shot put I think.  We needed to throw chips on their faces.  The most chips on the face won.

 Adults had to be blindfolded and fed babyfood, by a child who is also blindfolded.  While the children had to be blindfolded and eat pudding.   I think the baby food flavor was turkey dinner.  Yum...blah.

 Chew salteens, chew gum, blow bubble.  Biggest bubble wins.

 Wendy and Scott were both contenders.  This is Wendy starting her bubble.  Funny pic.

 Kids and Adults ran a 5 k to start the day off.  (That is 3.1 miles)  Andrew ran it!  Good job.  I think he walked most of it, but hey that is still great.

 Eric ran/walked it too.

 Scott ran it.  Hated the elevation.  Utah had thin air.  (at 4500 ft.) 

Here are the first 4 finishers.  I don't think Scott was too happy about the two other fingers he is holding up. 

 Rachel ran it too.  I think she came in before Andrew and Eric.

This is the mighty start of the race.  Wendy didn't run, she had a bad knee.  But took great pics. 

The Nelson Reunion: Minute to Win It

 Eric had to hold dice at the tip of his popsicle stick...

 I had to spin around and get the toilet paper off the roll without it breaking or touching the ground.  Got really sick and dizzy doing it...

 Brian is pulling kleenex out of the container.  Had to do it all under a min.

In the end, we all had fun, some got sick, and everyone got into a huge water fight at the end.  Good times.

Nelson Reunion: Lagoon

 Thirsty?

 Rollercoastering

 Megan with Rachel on a little ferris wheel

 Wendy's sister Holly and neice Meg got to join our rockin reunion for the day.  Best treat ever!!

Fun times at Lagoon...