m.a.i.l. t. ime: Sturgis Falls

The boys and I made it to several Sturgis Falls events this year! It was a fun way to get us out of the house and do some different activities! We met my friend Abby and her daughter Erika (and little baby Marek) on Friday night to do some kids activities and attempt the talent show, but Erika was having an off day and they needed to head home so the boys and I watched part of a yo-yo show

played with all the legos in the "lego land"

waited (and waited and waited and waited) for balloons ... Isaiah picked a "twisted hat" and Levi picked a puppy (both boys LOVED their balloons, but it was quite the disaster when one of Isaiah's popped during the talent show!)

we then enjoyed some fair food - the boys and their $3 hotdogs :) and mini donuts which we devoured instantly - but were still hungry so we were stuck with the grapes I stuck in the stroller just in case... The boys were quite the entertainers to those around us while we waited for the show to start - Isaiah always manages to find a new "friend" to chat with while he's waiting for things

We made it a few acts in and the balloon popped and it was getting close to bedtime (and I'm sure the sugar highs were wearing off!) so we decided to head home to bed...

So we could get up early to get a good spot for the parade! Front row on Main Street!

(Isaiah was NOT excited about pictures this morning!)

The boys have both always LOVED parades and this one was NO different. Of course the favorites were the sports cars (mainly the Corvettes) the police cars and the firetrucks.

but my favorite was none other than TC...can you guess why??? :) click here if not!

After the parade we met up with Mark who mysteriously appeared :) (which Isaiah totally figured out why all on his own!!) we were all hungry - it was soooooooooo crowded and it looked like rain so we decided to call it a day for Sturgis Falls and went out to eat at Famous Daves instead -- I think it was actually cheaper for us to eat there than at the fair anyway! We bought the boys their own kid's meals (which we almost never do when we rarely go out to eat!) and Levi was very excited about the Oreos that came with it.

The next morning after church the boys and I went to the car show - I knew Isaiah would be in awe as he has picked up a love for Corvettes in the last couple months. I was excited to show him all the Corvettes and try to explain to him that not all sports cars are Corvettes. I am pleased to say that every day he is getting this a little more and can clearly name the difference between a Corvette and a Mustang (but pretty much all sports cars he sees are one or the other) I still have no idea why he all of a sudden has this interest!

Here he is with his favorite Corvette - it took him a little bit to pick his favorite out of the line of 15 or so

He also LOVED looking in the hood and got very excited at each car exclaiming, "look mama it has a horsepower engine!!!" and of course then Levi would repeat him and say the same thing. I did let them know that all cars have a horsepower engine, but they decided not to listen :)