Spud Day 2008...

was a little wet but still great!! John and I missed the parade cause Jace had a football game so we went to that, Justin rode in the fire truck with Grandpa Carter, and Hannah and Halle went to the parade with mom and Steph. We met up about 12:30 and had a free baked potato - I know you can cook your own at home but they taste so good with the cheese and butter and sour cream!! I think we all had about four, I know Jace had five and Justin had about eight!! We walked around and the girls bought a princess crown, a necklace, rode the pony wagon, and the little train!! It rained off and on a few times so the kids didn't get to do any of the bouncy toys. I had to help in Hannah's schools PTO booth for a while and John took Halle home. Around 2:30 it REALLY started to pour! So we packed things up and called it a day. It started to clear up again so John came back and got me and we went and grabbed a Prime Steer, a yummy double patty hamburger with ham, cheese, onions, and pickles...they have a booth at the fair but we always wait till Spud Day to have one!! Justin, Jace, and Hannah stuck around to watch the Spud-Tug, where they fill a big pit with mashed potatoes and they have tug-of-war. It's always alot of fun but I was soaked and cold. John and the kids headed to the demolition derby and Hal and I stayed home where it is nice and dry and warm!!!! Here's a few pictures of our day... This is John and his parents...Jace is #86... Halle and Carson... Halle, Carson and Hannah on the pony wagon... And Hannah having a "caricature" of her by the art teacher at the high school, Mr. Wood... and Hannah in "caricature"...she's a cutie!!

It was a fun day. Now the next adventure is a girls trip to Salt Lake this Friday and Saturday!! Even Grandma Fillmore is coming!! We laugh and laugh!! Mandie and I went to Chili's last Wednesday after the Miss Russet pageant and Hannah and Halle went with us, Steph met up with us after the pageant (which she was in charge of and did an awesome job). Well we were talking and laughing and having fun, and laughing some more when Hannah said..."I can't wait till Halle and I can go to dinner as sisters when we are grown-up and laugh like you guys!!" I can't wait either...I just hope they invite their old mom to tag along... So thankful for... 1) my sisters, mom, and grandma who I do have a lot of fun with and laugh with 2) a nice warm, long, hot, shower 3) tomorrow is Sunday, a day of rest...and I'm going to take that literally, resting all day!!