Days with the Jensens: Summerfest

This weekend was Summerfest in the Virginia-Highlands. They close down Virginia Avenue and it is filled to the brim with various artists, sculptors, tons of food, bands, wine tasting, children's crafts and, of course, alcohol! This time it was SO fun because all we did was walk out our front door and walla! We were at Summerfest! Spencer had to work Saturday morning so I put Rane in the sling and Ella Ann and I took off. We hit up a few artist tents and then headed to the crafts. She made all kinds of things (junk), played in the sand and painted. Spencer was home by the time Ella Ann and Rane were up from their naps so we went again. This time it was SO packed. Wall-to-wall people, hot sun and a stroller were not a good combination so we stayed a bit and let Ella Ann play on the playground with all the kids and then we set up shop on our front porch so we could watch the world go by. That was actually the most fun! Once the kids went down for bed I walked back up to the food area and got Spencer and I some dinner. I think we will will hit up Summerfest one more time this afternoon. We have to take advantage of it while we are here! The one downside of being so close to the fun was that the "fun" lasted for us well into the night. The bands ended around 11 p.m. and that was fine because Spencer and I stayed up to watch a movie. The people walking by were pretty loud after all the cocktails they had most likely consumed and some oh-so lovely people decided it would be a good idea to knock on our door at 10:30 p.m. and inquire about the house. Such nerve!

In other Jensen happenings, Spencer had skin cancer removed from his face on Thursday. He was off work on Friday which was good because he really needed the time to recuperate. He is doing fine now but has a big black eye and has to wear a bandage. As soon as he got home from the surgery Ella Ann grabbed her doctor's kit and asked to "doctor" him! I think she doctored him a good 5 times! Ella Ann is now over 3 1/2 which means she has hit the age group for being afraid of her room, being by herself and the dark. Soooooo, you can imagine what an absolute pleasure bedtime has been this week. Sighhh.

Rane is doing fantastic though! He adores Ella Ann and immediately gets excited when he sees her, i.e., huge smile, arms flailing and legs kicking like crazy! Ella Ann hugs and kisses on him so much I have to stay on her not to squeeze him too hard! He laughs all the time now, rolls all over the place, eats his bottles very well, sleeps great at night and has 3 solid naps. What a good little baby he is! :)

In the morning we scored some free orange dreamsicle ice cream. Ella Ann wasn't a fan.....I ate it.

Just one of the food pit stops! YUM!

This was just the morning crowd! Look ALL the way down the street!

Getting ready to paint....of course with pink paint!

Finding a spot among the big kids was tough!

Making her pink crown.

Yeah, can you tell I liked the food stations the most? :)

She loved these prints, as did I!

Checking out some goods with Daddy.

We bought Ella Ann the biggest chocolate ice cream bar in history! The sprinkles were her fav! Note to self, though, never ever give your 3-year-old chocolate ice cream in the blazing sun with no handy wipes or any cleaning supplies for that matter. We went home shortly after this!