Sausage Fest

Back on September 8th . . . we attended one of our favorite festivals--the Vancouver Sausage Fest. It's the annual fundraiser for St. Joseph's Catholic School. However, it is really a weekend-long event with LOTS of food booths (we LOVED the elephant ears, thanks Mona!). There are also bands, dancers, classrooms full of crafts for sale, and carnival rides & games. And, if we're ever lucky enough to find a babysitter one of these years, we might wander over to check out the Beer Garden! (maybe when Nick turns 21 . . . LOL)

Nicholas had a great time! His grandparents, aunt, uncles, and cousins were all there. We ate lots of good food. Nicholas enjoyed his giant ear of hot, buttered corn. Then, we let all the kids burn off some energy on the school's playground before we headed over to the carnival rides. Nicholas navigated the house of mirrors and rode the rolling fish, the carousel, and the giant slide. Several times, we had to tear Nicholas off a ride. He'd try holding on tight and yelling "I go again! I go again!" (See the slide show below for all the fun.)

After an evening full of food & rides, we (as a family) took over the water target carnival game. We figured if we all took a seat, someone in the family was sure to win. And, sure enough, Nicholas did!

(OK, Mommy was helping him aim the squirt gun, but he was holding on tight too)

Nicholas named his dog

"T-Bone" (after one of the dogs on the show Clifford the Big Red Dog). T-Bone & Nicholas are almost inseparable these days. There's almost not a day that goes by that I don't hear a little voice calling out,
"T-Bone (are) you?" as he runs around the house searching for where T-Bone might be hiding (too cute).