Eleanor's First Ikea Trip

We took a trip to Ikea with Eleanor this weekend.  Lots of fun!  She had a macaroni and cheese kid's meal for lunch while Andy and I had meatballs.  Then we did some shopping!

Here, Andy and Eleanor try out the Poang chairs.

Eleanor really liked her little one.

She also really liked the table with trains.  We bought one of these wooden train sets and she really loves taking apart the tracks we build.

Fall Fiber Festival 2012

This year was my third year at the festival, Andy's second, and Eleanor's first.  We decided to go on Saturday because it was sunny and in the 70s while Sunday would be in the 50s and rainy.

Here you can see the fairgrounds from the parking lot:

Eleanor got to see llamas, alpacas, angora rabbits, and sheep!

Although she was excited about all of the animals, she might have enjoyed playing in the grass the most.

I did lots of shopping and got my Christmas present early!  It's a Louet Julia spinning wheel!! I can't wait to start spinning with it and making my own yarn.

Eleanor liked playing with the spinning wheel.  Hopefully I can start her early and get her to spin for me.  ;)

We had a great time! The adventure and exploring makes for a very tired baby.

Fall Fiber Festival

Welcome to the Blog!  We're hoping to document some of the fun trips and everyday adventures we have together.

First up, the Fall Fiber Festival!  This takes place in Orange, VA the first weekend of October every year.  It's about an hour and a half from our house, closer to the mountainous part of the state.  It's a great area.

We walked around and looked at animals, like the angora bunny

and the cashmere goat

and watched sheep dog trials!

Andy's favorite part was the truck selling fresh-made donuts.  They were delicious!