"I like children....

.... fried." - W.C. Fields
(One of Grandpa Van's favorite quotes.)




Looks like I caught him. Ha!

Festival Weekend

(A post from two weekends ago... which I forgot to publish!)

We all trekked to Rockford for a busy weekend...

First, the guys went to the Auburn basketball game (they won!) on Friday night. Lots of adventures there, so I hear, including a trip to Kohls for some replacement clothing.

Then Phoe and I joined them the next morning for Paleofest at Burpee Museum and some playtime at the Discovery Center:




The kiddos finally got to see Jane, the dinosaur that Nonnie discovered! Trey was a little skittish at the museum... I don't blame him - look at those teeth!


On Sunday we experienced our first ever Sock Monkey Festival at Midway Village. Sock monkeys originated in Rockford, and apparently people really get into it around here!

Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of (adult) festival goers cradling their sock monkeys, talking to them, or introducing them to other sock monkeys. (I'm serious.) But I did get one of Trey throwing mini sock monkeys in a hole while a banjo player serenaded him. Amazing.