Homecoming and a Give Away!!!!

We live in a pretty small town. Population under 7,000. Each year, our town hosts Homecoming Weekend, complete with a carnival at the park. Rides, games, carnival food- all the delightful things about carnival's...right there at the park, 2 minutes from our driveway. We can hear the live music from our house. This past weekend was homecoming and Saturday night, we took the kids to the fair. And I was reminded why a small little town has its benefits.

I should admit that recently, I'd become a bit irritated with some of the other unavoidable things that come with living in a small town...the recognizability, the fact that everyone knows everyone either directly or indirectly. For example, the teller at the local bank might be your child's teacher's sister-in-law. Or the grocery store clerk may be the wife of the local barber. What that adds up to, is the fact that generally speaking, people know other people's business. Not that we really have any business to know...but if we did...in this town, not much is private.

At the fair, I realized why I love this town. We saw our children's teachers. We saw our friends, our neighbors, our pharmacist, our bank teller, and on and on. We know them all, they know us. They know our children well. It was nice. It's a lovely small town feel.

For our little ones, it was the first time they'd been to a fair, the first time they've gone on rides, or seen all the spectacles that make up a carnival. They had a blast. Some were braver than others when it came to riding. Alexandria was very brave. Brice was very, very brave. He rode EVERYTHING. Isaiah and Sydney were more reserved. We stayed out really late. Our babies didn't get to bed until almost midnight! But we had a blast. Made lots of memories and everyone slept in the next morning!


As for the give away...I am giving away a $25.00 gift card to Target. All you have to do to enter this give away is leave me a comment telling me you are interested. That's it! Super simple. I will draw a random winner next Monday. Good luck!