Summer Vacation 2013: Country Fair Time

We do love us a country fair.  So off we went!

They had me at pig races... (which also featured bonus weiner dogs dressed in hot dog costumes!)

We looked at animals...  These must be part of the Sheep Witness Protection ProgrAAAAm.

 Um. Nice?

 Psst...  Sweet piggies...  Be really glad you can't read.

 Baby possums!  Squee!!

The peeps are peeping out!

Please do not win a cow.

 You may, however, pet one.  This one's name was Pumpkin.

We saw all kinds of vehicles and "rode" tractors...

There was digger dancing...  Oh, yes.  You heard me.

You'd like to see a video?  OK.  I am so good to you.
Click here to see digger dancing on Vimeo.

We also broke boards and ate all kinds of fried food.  NOM.

Yep.  We had a grand old time.

Summer Vacation 2013: Best Maritime Museum ever!

You really must go to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.  It's amazing.

The kids were ready to become lighthousekeepers and never leave.

"Doing our homework."

 Shaving practice

 NOM!

Oh, captains, my captains.

There are exhibits from ship repair to the oyster industry to crabbing to all sorts of boating and sailing.

We had lunch at another seafood restaurant, where the twins were desperate to crack their own crab. (I'll spare you all the video.)

I had the veggie plate and tried to be supportive.

Then, we had a ferry nice ride home.  What a day!

Summer Vacation 2013: Bugs and more bugs!

On this trip, we met our first fireflies!

 And we found a dead cicada.  It was huge!  (Yes, we still have it.  Shudder.)

We also met a number of caterpillars.  Here is one.

Summer Vacation 2013: Fun with the Very Still (and more bugs!)

We drove by this cemetery on our last trip, and Lil' Gal remembered that she wanted to go.  Begged us to go.  "Can we, please?  Please?  I've never been to a cemetery."  (True.  Darn that sea-level logistical thing.) So we went.  It was a lovely place.

OK, now stand together and smile...  Oh.

We have to go up here!

 Let's try this again.  Please stand here and...  Oh.

 Who is lecturing who here?

 Anyone home?

 OK, that is a great smile.  Now, if we could just get your sister to...  Oh.

 Um.  I am not appropriate.

 Where is Lil' Gal?

 Peek a boo!

Later, we met a lovely beetle.

And some very lovely slugs.  Or so they tell me.  Shudder...

...who left some not-so-lovely slime on the kids' hands that wouldn't wash off.  Not with soap, not with scrubbing.  Thank goodness for Google and lots of table salt.