Darn Skates....

 Well we've had our first orthopedic "incident".  I took the girls roller skating last night.  It was Madalyn's second time but Mackenzie's first.  She was all over the place.  About an hour into our time, I stepped away to talk with another rmom and she pushed away from the wall and fell backwards.  She braced her fall with her wrists.  She and I called it a night and headed home.  I took her to a pediatric urgent care and they told me she had a fracture in her wrist.  So today, we headed to the orthopedic office where she got a cast...

She requested this gorgeous purple color.  The color is about the only thing she has found worthy of excitement.  She hurts but not too bad, nothing ibuprofen can't take care of.  This accessory will be with her for the next three weeks.  Oh and Madalyn is jealous and has asked me to buy her a sling.....

Strawberry Pickin'....

I went to the Strawberry Festival years and years ago but we've never gone as a family.  Strawberries are a staple in our house.  So we headed down to Plant City for some fair food, rides, and a flat of strawberries!

Each of them could pick 3 rides and the girls ran for the "strawberry tilt a whirl" while Matt and Mason watched a lumberjack show (grunt, grunt).

They also chose to do a fun house that turned out to not be so fun.  A room of mirrors and a big slide...lame.  What happened to the big rolling tunnel you had to walk through and the moving floor or the shot of air that would come up when you weren't expecting it????

Off to the swings.  These make me nervous and I frequently refer to them as death swings but the kiddie version was just fine.

They will tell  you by far, this was the best ride!

Of course Mason chose the race cars to ride.  Funny that he picked the Bud car since that's what we call him.  And no, I don't know who the little blondie is next to him.

Then he picked the "dumbo" ride.  When he realized his tickets were all gone, he then got mad because he hadn't chosen to ride the trucks.  No more money, no more tickets...hard concept for a little guy!  We moved on the strawberry shortcake and all was well again....

We all scarfed it down and I forgot to take the "before" pic.

Oh my....cowgirl has a look!  One of the things the kids still love doing is going to all the vendors to get the free stuff.  On this day, they got a Bluc Cross Blue Shield backpack bag thingy, a Geico pez dispenser, a car freshener, and these snappy cowboy hats....fun times.....