West Side Nut Club Fall Fest

Friday and Saturday nights Shawn and I were down at the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival on Franklin Street in Evansville.  Friday afternoon Shawn worked at the Wish Upon a Star booth, so I had Tiffany from work drop me off down there after work so that I wouldn't have to take my car down there and try to find a place to park.  We ate lots of yummy food while walking the streets down there.  We stopped a few times to talk to people we know.  Saturday night we took Gavin with us to watch the parade and then eat more yummy food!  While I don't remember everything we had - I do remember that the deep-fried Twinkie was probably my fave!  Gavin did really great sitting in his stroller during the parade.  All the sirens at the beginning of the parade scared him a little, but I gave him a hug and he was fine.  Then about midway through the parade some motorcycles were stopped in front of us and one of them revved up his motor and is REALLY scared Gavin and myself. 

After the parade, we went into the kiddie games/ride area to see if there was any rides Gavin could ride.  He was still too little for the rides, so we'll try again next year.  We did play the duck pond game for $5.  I think the cost of the games in the kiddie area were double what they were in the adult game area.  We only played the duck pond game because you could win a big blow-up sword and Gavin likes swords right now.  That sword was probably two times his size and he loved it.  He held on to it the rest of the night and even fell asleep holding it.

Mt. Zion Apple Fest

This Saturday was the Mt. Zion Apple Fest out at Honey Creek Farms in Grandview.  I haven't been to the Apple Fest in over a decade!  I picked up Beth, Tommy and Gavin, and mom met us out there.  We weren't there that long cause it was hot and sunny and there wasn't much shade - very unusual weather for this time of year.  There was food, crafts, games and entertainment, along with some old tractors.  They also had some puppies for adoption through the humane society. 

After the Apple Fest, I took Beth and Tommy home and brought Gavin home with me to wait for Uncle Shawn so we could go to the West Side Nut Club Fall Fest.  While waiting, Gavin had a snack while I played on the computer.

A Saturday of Fun

Last Saturday, I spent the day in Rockport with Beth and Gavin, and then later on with them, Mom, and Tommy.  I picked up Beth and Gavin and we went to Angelo's for lunch.  It was SO yummy!  I don't get to eat there often, but when I do, it's always so delicious.  We had stromboli's and breadsticks with cheese and sauce.  Beth and I were talking and I guess not really paying attention to Gavin cause I looked over and he had taken his plate and smashed it in his face....probably trying to lick the cheese sauce off.  LOL!!  Of course I had to take a picture of him before I let Beth try to clean him. 

After lunch we went to a friend's open house for her Thirty-One business and Gavin had a little accident and put scuff marks on his forehead and nose.  But he was a tough little cracker and only cried a few tears before drying it up and playing again.  We left there and picked mom up to take her to the Rockport Pow-Wow where Jeff was at, only they were getting ready to leave so we left too.  We went back to Beth's for a little bit and then headed to the Grandview Fall Festival.  I hadn't been to it in a few years.  It was like a trip down memory lane.  LOL!  They had food, some games for the kids, a barrel train, a little flea market, a Chinese auction, bingo, and entertainment.  Me, mom, and Beth played bingo and thought we were going to get kicked out cause we kept winning.  Between the 3 of us, we bingoed about 8 times in an hour or two time span.  Each time we won, it was only a couple of dollars so we kept paying for each other to play.  It was alot of fun.  I bought a couple tickets and Gavin rode the barrel train once.  I tried to put him on it again later, but he wasn't having it.  He wasn't sure about it the first time either, but he did good and didn't cry.  He's getting to be such a big boy!

 

We stayed and listened to some of the entertainment.  This guy was on earlier as Conway Twitty and then came back out as Elvis.  He did a really good job and entertained the crowd well!