Greenbluff's Peach Festival

At the Harvest House in Greenbluff there's live music (supplied by a decidedly elderly, yet surprisingly energetic band), fresh lunch faire, desserts (including donuts made before your eyes), a grassy hill that calls out to be "rolled", and of course, peaches of every variety.

The twins were especially photogenic, and all three were in a good mood as we watched the crowds and enjoyed the green slope of lawn. I love this next picture. I think it will go on our picture wall in the living room.

Silas wanted me to capture his "flight", so I did my best, although I'm sure this picture is far less exciting than the one in his imagination. 

Grandpa Pat, Yaya, and Grandma Jean all accompanied us on our farm adventure. It was a lovely outting, but I think poor Grandma Jean was set on edge the entire time because of all the dogs roaming around off of leashes. There was one great dane that was as tall as a horse!

Silas was able to ride the Wiggly Worm at Walter's Farm, a Greenbluff favorite for the kids. Walter's has a play structure and a huge covered box filled with dried peas instead of sand. I LOVE the pea pit because sand is so hard to dig out from every crease and crevice, but the peas fall right off.

Silas is a big goof ball, you can guess where he gets his charm...I'm not sure how I'll get him to smile a normal smile for the remainder of his childhood. "Normal" pictures may be a thing of the past.

Crazy Summer Fun

The flight of his life began on a sunny Sunday afternoon while mommy was huddled into a puddle trying to convince herself that flying was safe and God is strong and good enough to protect her son. He may not appear excited, but Silas was probably just masking his anticipation with the confidence of his gender. "Papa Dennis" took my eldest up into an airplane, a J-3 Cub to be exact, and claimed that Silas was one of the only children to ever hold the controls and observe the plane's appearance as he turned and climbed through the air. I've always recognized "Claridge-like" patterns in Silas, but never more than his thrill over this small propeller plane.

Silas high in the air over the pond.

I did have Dennis take me up to preview the safety of the J-3 pleasure flights. I didn't have quite as much fun as Silas, but it was thrilling to see everything from the sky.

Silas couldn't have all the fun! Shauna and I decided to try out some new tricks on the zip line. Double the weight turned out to not be too much for the little line. We even dropped on top of the water trampoline at the bottom!