It's kinda fall, y'all!

What a beautiful day it has been today.

Finally under 90 with a breeze and we actually got some rain. In fact when we went into Corpus today it rained so hard that we had to slow down on the highway as visibility was down to about 6 cars ahead and the water on the road was like a river. Ok, a creek but it was enough that if you didn;t play it right you would aquaplane without much effort should it be played that way... Now the reason I harp is that we have not had any decent rain since we arrived 6 months ago. It's been wonderful and we've finally turned off the A/C and opened the windows. Excited...

Anyway, the fall festivals and events have started around the area and frankly, it's about time that we got out and about without having to retreat indoors for any form of activity. This weekend marked the beginning of our festival season (we hope...as long as the weather holds out anyway).

So, starting off with Fall Festival No #1 (local church here in town) - Saturday (yesterday)
Was it the best fall festival that I've ever been to? No. Was it the worst? No. It could have used a little ooomph that's for sure though.

The kids were in average moods (they're really not coping well with the humidity) so the day had its ups and downs. Photo opportunities were somewhat limited as it seems they decided to be naughty at alternating times (yes, it seems that we never stopped yelling almost the entire time we were there!) and ignore us. So the pumpkin patch was a case of shoot and hope for the best.

Syd with daddy.

 Kendall wouldn't pose with Daddy and Sydney (so much drama and tears) so I had to step into the shot to get her to have a piccie taken.

 Syd was already hot and we'd only been there for 5 minutes. Love the little red wagon. It helps to carry my bag, drinks, snacks, their bag, any purchases etc., when we end up having to carry the girls. They seem to love it at the beginning but hate it at the end. Oh well at least I'm not carrying everything! 

 Yes, it appears that this is the girl's official "fall" piccie so far this season. Can't you see how cooperative and happy they are?

 Yes, check the attitudes and total disinterest towards me yelling their names so they'd look in the same direction at the same time. Soooo. Not. Fun.

 This is a new thing that Syd has started doing lately. She'll look at you out of the corner of her eyes and move here head so that she can just see you. The look is kinda "Bride of Chucky" sometimes but it's actually quite funny the lengths that she'll go to to look at you in a kinda, sorta, kind of way...

The highlight of the day was the little petting zoo. It blew the girls' minds!

It's so funny. Both girls are so shy around people. So shy that Kendall bursts into tears if she catches someone looking at her most times so it's incredible how that shyness is all forgotten when they catch a glimpse of animals (or am-mals as Kendall says it). Yes, people will be navigated around with much abandon, even touched! when in the pursuit of something furry. These girls had no fear of the goats (Pygmy and Boer), sheep, cow, pony, pig, rabbits and (I can't believe - 'cos I can't do it easily) chickens!

 Grabbing the leads of the Boer goats. They would have taken both goats for a walk given the chance or it might have been vice versa considering the size of the goats.

 Let me in! Let me in!

 Awww. Missy sheep was very soft and freshly shorn.

 But the pony was just sensational and so the right size! (The girls have loved some little plastic horses that we bought them a while back and rarely leave the house without them, even sleeping with them so putting a real live horsie into their life was just fantastic!)

 Kendall adored the piggy.

 And when allowed in the pen wouldn't leave the poor thing alone.

 And then there's the rabbits. Both girls have pink blankets that are made out of a plush fabric. When they're tucked in at night they love touching them and always say "Nice" - yes it's Borat in design but they say it with an Aussie twang! Anywa, one they finished petting the rabbits all Syd could say was "Nice". So soft.

Finally, they both decided that the jumpy castle looked like fun but only if mum went on it with them. So on I went. I was wearing a skirt so not necessarily the most comfortable piece of clothing to bounce around it that's for sure. Luckily one of my friends, Mandy, her husband Chuck and their son George came along and Syd gladly took her hands and jumped for ages. (She never looked at Mandy but held her hands so it's a start!)

By this time it was pretty hot (see Syd's cheeks) so we stopped for a cold lemonade before heading home (with more tears of course!).

Cannot wait for the Bootfest at Victoria, Wurstfest at New Braunfels and the Christmas Parade in Fredricksburg. Mostly am looking forward to January for the Greenville trip. Need to get some more greenery in my life ASAP!