Fall Festival

Matt was in England last week (he's home now, so if there are any Internet weirdos out there...he's back). While he was gallivanting around London, taking in these majestic sights:

 

Big Ben. Matt said London was amazing. I am so jealous.

 

 This is Matt and his boss. They were at a conference at this hospital in downtown London. For you Olympic lovers, it's the hospital they were sining and dancing about in the Opening Ceremony. Pretty cool.

While he was there, we were still here, taking in the sights at the Webster Fall Festival and nearly getting taken out by a deer. Parts of our area are rather rural, and so there are deer everywhere. On our way to the festival, an oncoming car hit a deer right in front of us. We were so lucky. It was as if there was a bubble around our car! The deer went spinning off the Jeep's fender, slid across the street directly in front of us and then alongside the passenger side of the car. Annie said,"Uh, Mom? I just saw a deer roll by our car." Luckily, everyone was ok, and we continued on our way.

As soon as we got there, we ran into Annie's friend Cora from preschool!

This was an old carousel type thing. The kids pulled and pushed to get it going. It was really fun!

Eve is not impressed.

Kate, Cora, Annie and Evie.

On the longest hayride ever. I am not trying to break land-speed records on a hayride, but I kid you not, we got lapped by the other tractors pulling hayrides. Really. The old man driving the tractor was very nice, but he was also into stopping for some Michigan natural history lessons.

And there was this guy.

The girls got their faces painted. For free (obviously). They are supposed tobe butterflies...

Making little colored sand bracelets. (In a tent with a yellow top).

Annie.

Then Daddy came back, complete with presents from England!

Watch out Princess Kate! There's another fashionista in town :)