Family Time

I really wish I had more time to blog, I wanted to update more than once a week... but honestly with our busy schedules I suppose once a week is a big accomplishment for us!  And who am I kidding myself, no one is really reading these updates anyway, I noticed that the other day when my post with super cute pictures of K had 1 view (and it was probably Steve!)  Oh well, I am trying to think of it more as a virtual diary for Kaylin seeing as how I still haven't finished her baby book (on my to-do list for her 3rd.. okay 4th birthday.)

Speaking of busy lives, Steve and I realized on Friday that this was going to be our last weekend together as a family with nothing little to do for a while so we made the best of it. Saturday a dual play/study date got canceled and seeing as we had already cleaned the house in preparation for company we were all dressed up with nothing to do at 9am.  I had seen an ad for a craft fair being held at the fairgrounds and surprisingly both Steve and Kaylin were up for it!  Most of you know I am a sucker for a fair or festival, and craft fairs especially in the fall.  This is my absolute favorite time of the year, our first cold fronts begin to arrive (yay for lows in the 70's... at night..)  my two favorite person's birthdays, the holidays, pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkin cheesecake, sweaters, Uggs, I could go on and on!  So anyway, this Saturday morning it wasn't quite the cool fall weather one might expect for a craft fair but at least it was held indoors and in air conditioning.  It was a bit smaller than I was expecting but I was impressed by the amount of homemade crafts and not those booths selling imposter crafts, you know the bulk purses made in China, or the Scentsy representative.  There was a lot of cute stuff, some of it a bit too "country" for my taste, but I did leave with some fun ideas of crafts to do in my free time (haha!)  After the fair we went to Danny's All American Diner for lunch, it is a fun roadside stand that was recently featured on Diners, Drive In's, and Dives and more famously known for being down the road from Aunt Julie's place.  While Steve and Kaylin played thumb wars waiting on their "Triple D" to arrive, I tried Danny's version of a Cuban,  both were tasty and it got a thumb's up from the Armstrongs!







 Saturday evening Kaylin and I attended the first birthday party of the season and celebrated her friend Amelie's 3rd birthday.  The kids splashed in fountains, played in bubbles, and danced to the beat of a local band.  The party wiped K out and she fell asleep quickly after we arrived home.  Taking advantage of a quiet night at home Steve and I had one of our infamous dinner and a movie nights in our living room, it's a lot of fun and a great way to reconnect when our lives get so busy.  We rented Drive (with Ryan Gosling, yum!)  and got takeout Sushi (yum! yum!)  The movie was interesting but way to violent for my taste but the company was just perfect!

The week ahead is full of work, school, more school, and a trip up North (way up North!) to see great grandma Stonewall...  a busy week overall but looking forward to the time with family.

Enjoy the video!  (sorry about the volume, someone, not naming names.. Kaylin, got chocolate in the speaker of my phone and therefore sound quality is terrible)