Lately...

  Friday, August 5th was Pete's STO day, so we decided to head to the Orange County Fair and expose Elliott to some genuine redneck culture.  Unfortunately, we forgot that we live in Orange County...

First stop: Pink's Hot Dog Stand for a Rosie O'Donnell Dog
Please note the white TABLECLOTH.

Next, we went and saw the animals.  Elliott was a little too nervous to touch any of them.

Finally,  Elliott admired his favorite vegetable, the beloved sweet potato.

Overall the commercials weren't lying.  It really was the best fair I've ever been to, but certainly not your traditional county fair.

Saturday we went to the beach and gave Elliott his FIRST hair cut.  I had been putting this off for several weeks, but Pete finally convinced me that it was time.  I thought it would be more tramatic for me than it was for him.  I was wrong.

I think he might have PTSD from the experience because when I turned on the hand mixer a few days later to make cookies, the poor guy was scared to death.

That night we barbequed.  Pete has been giving the bbq a workout the last few weeks making london broil, chicken tacos, teriyaki chicken, bbq chicken, shrimp, sausages... Everything is delicious!  Elliott likes to help.

And Yesterday we had a play date with Naomi Spencer.  Oh how Elliott enjoyed having someone his age to play with.  And it was strange for me to have another child doing all the same things as he does.