North Florida Fair Fun

The fair has come and gone, but not without the Creamers enjoying it.

Sunday before last, we headed down to the fairgrounds for some of that awesome fair food and entertainment. We had gyros,

Sonny's redneck eggrolls,

pretzels from the Amish Doughnut tent,

corndogs,

ice cream,

and last but not least, George's must-have funnel cakes.

Not all at the same time, of course, but we had a taste of everything over the course of 5 or so hours. We're not much on fair rides, so we spent time at the exhibits

and with the animals (including this mama goat who fell in love with me almost immediately),

and we even caught a few shows.

The Frisbee Dog show was especially fun.

Danny's favorite was Easy Rider, a rescue dog with three good legs who blows everyone away with his skill.

He even got a "pawprint" frisbee and a picture with Easy Rider.

As the sun was setting, George coerced (read as forced) us all to ride the "Big Wheel" with him so he could get some good aerial photos of the fair.

See my death grip on that metal rail?

I will say, they're good photos, but my love for the "Big Wheel" has not grown at all, and I cringe even now when I think about having to ride it again next year. We left with good memories,

cotton candy,

kettle korn,

and a caramel apple for me.

In all it was a great day, and I can't wait until next fair season (except for the "Big Wheel," of course).

Happy Halloween, 2014!

OK, so I didn't have to put 2014 at the end of the title, but it rhymed. Isn't that cool? Back to the post - Happy Halloween from the Creamers! I know I'm posting this on Veteran's Day, but the sentiment is there. The kids had a great Halloween this year. They trick-or-treated a bit, but mostly they helped with a neighbor's "haunted garage" down the street. This year, Danny's costume was the easiest to decide on. We went to Target as soon as they had put out the costumes, and he fell in love with the only costume that truly matched his personality. Betcha can't guess...

That's right. That is a hot dog action shot from Halloween night. Here is a close-up of my cutie.

Megan's costume was harder to come by. First, she wanted to be a bubonic plague doctor.

But, as the costume is so obscure, and because we read "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe just before Halloween, Megan decided on an interpretation of a character from the short story. She even wore red gloves to signify the red death. Here's her full-length outfit,

and here is her close-up.

Finally, here's a shot of them together.

Two totally different costumes and personalities. I love their individuality! While they were out, George and I lit the tiki torches

and the bat lanterns

and settled in to give out candy. We had more trick-or-treaters than we've ever had. In all, it was a successful night. We hope yours was too!

Small Town Saturday Afternoon

After all that partying and Greek food, we needed a low-key day, so the next day, we headed to Thomasville to spend Saturday afternoon eating and shopping at our favorite places.  First stop was Moonspin Pizza.

Moonspin's all natural philosophy ensures that your pizza will always be fresh and delicious. Let me stop here to tell you that George took all of the pictures, so he isn't in any of the "action shots." George got his one and only picture in the mirror - proof he was there.

I did ask...

We all love Moonspin, and the kids were so happy.

After pizza, we were off to The Bookshelf, my favorite bookstore. two I'd been awaiting were released that week, and I couldn't wait to go. While I shopped, the kids played chess at the store's seating area.

I was also excited to see that my pick, This Is Where I Leave You, was on the customer recommendation shelf.

We moved on to Relish, my second favorite store,

 

and the only one where you can drink a glass of wine while you browse.

How can you go wrong with that? Some of our usual stops were skipped this time, either because of a private event (Sweet Grass Dairy Cheese Shop) or because we didn't need another sign about the south (Loli's). We made two more stops before our afternoon ended. The first was to Savannah Moon Bakery for some key lime cookies for later; the second to The Scoop to get the kids some ice cream.

In all, it was a nice, quiet trip to a small town main street that we love.  

Important October school stuff

This nine weeks, Danny volunteered for safety patrol at his school. He was so excited to join the team because, as he stated, "like father, like son." we are so proud of this young man.

Meanwhile, Megan's school paid tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness Month by creating some awesome sidewalk art.

Megan added her grandmother's name to the drawing (see "Carolyn Creamer" at the bottom?) to represent our family. I think both of these kids represent our family well, don't you?