Red Flannel Festival - October 2009

The first weekend in October every year means Red Flannel Festival. Red Flannel consists of many things (most of which we don't do) including an arts & crafts fair, a parade, and a small amusement park with games & rides.
The library has a "Read to Ride" program. Kids K-5th grades read 6 books and get 2 tickets to something free at the festival, their choices were free ride, free hot dog, and free popcorn. Marc got 2 tickets for reading 6 books. Marc chose free popcorn and free ride. The ride he chose was the spinning berry ride. It is a lot like the tea cups at Disney World. The whole berry spins and there is a wheel inside to make your individual berry spin. Luckily the other people in the berry with him didn't mind spinning. ;)

After we did the ride, some wondering around, and watching the parade, we were a little wet and kinda cold, so we made some hot chocolate and hot cider when we got home. Marc had his own mug of hot chocolate (not very hot, more like warm chocolate).

As he was drinking (or guzzling) it, he gave himself a hot chocolate mustache, all the way around his mouth. Once he figured out I was trying to take a picture of his mustache, he licked most of it off.
After hot chocolate, the kiddos had a nap, and the we all had some dinner and some good relaxing, family time. For the first time this year, there were fireworks at dusk. They were set off about a block from our neighborhood. Once it got dark outside, we headed out to the front yard and ran (or walked) around to get some energy out.
The view of the fireworks from our front yard were blocked by our neighbor's roof, so we walked over and crashed their bon fire. I told them since their house was blocking our view, that we were going to steal some of their heat while we watched the fireworks. Since it was the first year, they were really slow going. Samantha thought they were cool in the beginning. She would say "petty" when one of the exploded and she saw the colors. The fireworks that are just a noise, she would say "boom". She eventually got bored with them and started walking around our neighbors yard. Marc I think, had more fun playing with the other kids. Oh well, who care what you are doing as long as you are having a good time, which we were. :)