We took our annual trip to the NC State Fair. Allison really enjoyed looking at the goats (especially the baby goats) and listening to (and playing along with) a street performer.
Katie and Allison at the 2011 NC State Fair
Allison’s favorite were the baby goats!
Allison also loved the kids’ music — and got to play along!
Our New England trip concluded with a visit to Maine. We got some tips/suggestions from our friends Abbie and Ben which we greatly appreciated. We spent some time along the coast visiting a few beaches, ate some lobster and clams, stopped by Moody’s Diner for pie, and walked around some coastal towns. Okay . . . so I know I should go into more detail than that, but since I’ve done so much updating tonight I think that’s going to have to suffice.
While we were on our trip to New England (Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine) we visited many places where we got to eat food! We went to Cold Hollow Cider Mill and ate cider donuts and drank hot and cold cider. We then toured Ben & Jerry’s where we tasted ice cream. Next we went to Cabot Creamery where we filled up on cheese. We ended our food touring with Goodrich’s Maple Farm where we picked up some maple syrup.
Dan and I had the opportunity to take a quick trip up to New England while my parents and grandparents were in town. We had a wonderful time. We went to Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. We were there at the perfect time for “leaf peeping” — gorgeous fall colors! We also saw lots of covered bridges while we were driving. — Oh, and we saw a moose too!
While my parents and grandparents were in town we got together with my mom’s cousin and his family (who live just 15 minutes away!!). It was a lot of fun to get to know their family. We’ll have to get together again soon.
We were blessed to have my parents and my grandparents come for a visit this month. I’m pretty sure Allison thought it was her job to keep everyone entertained. We really enjoyed having them all stay here — and we enjoyed getting away for a few days while they watched Allison!
We went bowling with our friends Allen and Gina and Allison came along with us. She did really well at first, but then … well, let’s just say it was more difficult to keep her entertained. 
This month we went to the zoo again to enjoy our zoo membership! It’s been fun to see how much more observant Allison is each time we go. This time she really enjoyed watching the otters and sea lions (and she also enjoyed showing us the leaves that were on the ground).
We put down some hay to help our grass seed grow and thought it would be a great opportunity to take some fun fall pictures.
We went to “Museum Day” (2 free tickets) at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh. We weren’t sure if Allison would be that into it or not, but she loved it! We’ll definitely be going back again.
