The fair! (Sarah's post)

We went to the fair on Tuesday!
We didn't go on any rides... if I HAD wanted to go, then I'd probably go on Windglider! I love that one!

Us and Anna, 2009 :)

 So, we ate lunch and saw lots of quilts and animals like the cows and pigs and KITTENS! Just week old ones!!! :D And of course, we went to our favorite section, the flowers. Always some great photo ops!

The Fair and More...

On Tuesday, we went to the fair! We usually go on a few rides, but this time we didn't. But we did take quite a few pictures! Here's some of my favorites: (Hannah) I edited some black and white or changed the saturation.... :)

We went and saw the bunnies!

A Harry Potter Quilt!

The twins! Newborn calves. :)))

COTTON CANDY!!!!!!

an edit of the one below:

Also edited.... same with the next 2

moooooo!

Ferris wheel!

YAY for funnel cake!!!! 8D

The fair was really fun! Today we went on a run with Lydia to Whatcom Falls, and that was fun. :) We brought our dogs, and then once we were done, we went back to our house and sat outside and drank chocolate milk. It was HOT out.

Once Lydia left, we got ready to go on Drive #3..... the freeway. dun dun duuuuu.....
It actually wasn't bad at all. I had several big trucks to maneuver around, and once there wasn't a really good spot to merge into, but it was pretty good! Sarah did well, too!

We played a bit of frisbee in the yard a while ago, that was fun. :)

Also, in 3 days, we will hop on the train with Anna and go to Tacoma! Then we'll go to Vashon Island! I can't wait! It will be fun indeed. :)

Later!
-hANDs

Book Recommendation!

A Murder Is Announced- by Agatha Christie
From agathachristie.com: 

‘A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks, at 6.30 pm.’ So appears the invitation in the Chipping Cleghorn Gazette. How exciting! The villagers expect a game. A crowd gathers. The murderer is chosen. The victim falls. Then the lights go out...

It’s suddenly no longer a game when a body is discovered. How could this happen? Where did the game go wrong? Fortunately Miss Marple is on hand – the greatest player of them all!

Okay, I don't LOVE the Miss Marple books.
I don't know why. It's not like I have a thing against her WHILE I'm reading, but I just like the IDEA of Hercule Poirot better. Though, 4:50 from Paddington is a great read...

This book changes matters for me, though. The structure of the mystery is very similar to my favorite Christie book, And Then There Were None. (Also published as Ten Little Indians.)

Perhaps it is this reason why I like this book. Sudden turns and unexplainable circumstances.... hey, I even gasped a few times. Multiple murders... It all is very intriguing.

Though the multiple characters and crossing stories make it a little confusing at first, once you get well into the book, it is hard to put down.

If you enjoy Agatha Christie's books, and like the idea of a gripping mystery, try reading A Murder Is Announced. I'd recommend it to any mystery fan.

Rating: 9.5/10

Tent Fun!

We had a really fun time last night!
The meteor shower was two days ago but we forgot, so we decided we'd just watch what was left of it.
SOO....
We set up a cute little pink tent on the deck,
got 4 sleeping bags,
4 blankets,
3 thermarests,
two foam pads,
two pillows,
two books,
one dog...
aaaaand VOILA! the perfect night!

We had a lot of fun with pictures and shadows and things. PLUS we both are reading wonderful Agatha Christie mysteries!! I'll make a book recommendation post later....

Hannah actually saw a shooting star, though! I didn't... we sort of fell asleep, forgetting about stargazing. 

Deer

Dog

Baby and Parent..... I love this shot. :)

YODA

Well, I WAS fake sleeping.... but raney looks pretty cute.

Hannah's book cover for "Mystery on the Blue Train"

I'm close to finished now!!! Probably my favorite one so far... after And Then There Were None. Although I DO like The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

The night sky....

silly pictures= me eating Hannah's head.

Our living quarters.

-hANDs

Camano Island!

On Thursday after Driver's Ed, Papa, Celeste, Sarah, and I went to Camano Island! We like their campsites... we went there on the first day of summer last year. :)
Some photos to capture the moments....

Settin' up camp

The water was pretty cold, but Raney liked it. :)

This was a really cool plant!

Good times.... :)

my hot cocoa... and Papa's legs.

We brought Nilla Wafers for s'mores... So good! :D

Celeste makes Jiffy Pop.. sorry this vid is so long. :\

Anyway, the trip was really fun! The tent was a bit interesting... we brought air mattresses, and two were queens and one was a twin, so Celeste, Sarah and I slept in two sleeping bags zipped together on the queen and our dad was on the twin. It was a little tight, but it all worked out. :) The meals were yummy! Probably the most fun one was pancakes! Those were good. :)

When we came home, we had a drive with an instructor, and so we went to that! We worked on Parallel Parking and backing around a corner and then we did some driving around some streets. It went well... Sar had some trouble backing around a corner, but it all worked out!

We went to the Library before that and I got two books: an Agatha Christie mystery and then one from Alexander McCall Smith, who wrote a series we liked: The Number One Ladies Detective Agency. (This was a different book though... The Sunday Philosopher's Club.)

Have a great day!

-hANDs

Happy Day!

:) Hi!
Yesterday we went shopping at Old Navy to find some cute clothes for school.

Mine! We got a cute purple tank top to go under it.

Hannah's new top. And she'll put her hand like that in her pocket when she wears it, too. ;)

 

 

My new sweaterish thing. I like this neck.

Hannah's sweater. She got a yellow camisole to put under it. :)

 

My sweater. Hannah said it reminded her of Hermione so I got it. Actually this color grey looks good on us, too. And I got a grey "perfect tank" as they call them, to go under  it.

EEE!! And Hannah's scarf!!!!!! It's really cute. It goes so well with her yellow sweater and hey! mine too! And also her blue shirt.

And now we're off to go camping at Camano Island! We'll get back on Saturday.

-hANDs