Anyway, enough lamenting about what is to come, let’s talk about the fun that we had this weekend! We spent the weekend in the Poconos and even though the weather wasn’t great, we still managed to spend a bunch of time outdoors and have some fun.

On Saturday night, we went to the West End Fair. Growing up in NYC, the West End Fair is the only real country fair I’ve ever been to, and this was our second year going.

Alex got to go on the rides, eat cotton candy and feed the animals in the petting zoo. We also got to check out lawn mowers, tractors and headstones. As soon as we saw flyers for the fair, Tommy started joking that this year was going to be the year he buys his, but we left empty handed, thank goodness. Can anyone explain to me why headstones are sold at the fair? I just don’t get it!

On Sunday we did some shopping and spent some time walking around Main Street. We walked over the the dam, which makes a really pretty waterfall on the river.

On Monday, it poured almost all day, but we got to spend some time outdoors between downpours. I found some roller blades in the garage, so I strapped on the little guy’s skates and we roller skated for a bit.

We also put the dehydrator to good use and made pineapple and mango chips. Alex isn’t a huge fan of pineapple, but he ate almost a whole dehydrated pineapple! We brought the dehydrator home from PA and I plan on making some more dried goodies while I’m off from school this week.

And that was our weekend. Nothing too crazy, but just the right mix of active and rest.  We are going away next weekend for my birthday (woohoo!) and I cannot wait!

What did you do over Labor Day weekend?

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The zip line is something that I have wanted to do since it popped up in the Poconos.

I wimped out and went for the 1000 foot zip line instead of the new 4000 foot one, but had a blast anyway. Tommy and I were feeling pretty confident about the smaller zip line until we stepped up to the edge of the platform.

I had this grand plan of jumping off the platform, but yea, that didn’t happen.

We slowly stepped off the platform and held on tight as we zoomed through the air. After getting off, we wanted to run back to the ticket booth and sign up for the 4000 footer, but we had other plans for the afternoon…kayaking!

We did a three mile course on the Delaware River. Since we didn’t get there until the afternoon, the only course we could do was the three mile one, but it was waaay too short. Going for the longest course next time.

The weather was absolutely perfect for a trip down the river. The sun was high in the sky and we meandered down the river, taking in the last rays of sun.

As if that wasn’t enough excitement for one day, we decided that Munchkin and my parents needed to get out of the house too. When we got home we announced that they had one hour to be ready and off we went to mini golf.

It was Munchkin’s first time playing golf and even though he kept calling it baseball, I’m pretty sure he had a good time.

Once we finished our 18 holes, more like 30 for Munchkin because he kept replaying the hole in which you have to hit the ball into a tunnel and have it come out on the other side, we packed back into the car to head home. On our drive, we noticed a Ferris Wheel in the distance, and decided to check it out.

Little did we know, we stumbled upon our first real country fair – The West End Fair. Coming from NYC, it was strange and interesting at the same time. You could literally buy anything you could need there, from tractors to hunting gear to headstones, yes headstones. There were actually two headstone vendors at the fair, which I found to be soo strange. We also got to peek into the tractor pull and Munchkin got to go on a few rides.

Overall, our day was a blast. We definitely took advantage of the weather, because the next two days of the weekend, we were cooped up inside because of the rain. Thank you, Issac…not!

How did you celebrate the last weekend of summer?

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