Fun Weekend

This weekend we went to the Maple Leaf Festival. Our main interest in going was to ride a train. Ava and Elise had never been on a real train, so that was fun. Here's a pic of Daddy & Ava on the train.

Mommy & her girls riding the train. It was cute how ever time we'd say, "Chugga-chugga, chugga-chugga", Elise would say, "Whoo-whoo!". I even heard a few older people chuckle.

The girls also score a pony ride each, also a first for both of them.

Ava was making us so nervous because she kept taking on of her hands of the

saddle to either pet the back of the horse or to wave or brush her hair from her face, etc. I guess she felt pretty safe and comfortable but we kept telling her to hold on with both hands anyway.

My parents and two sisters met up for lunch and got to have fun watching the girls do their activities and see the animals at the petting zoo.

Ava also got to go down this huge inflatable slide. Chris waited in line for probably 40 minutes (maybe even longer) to pay a $1 for Ava to go down 3 times. One funny thing is that I was trying to take her picture each time she went down (new camera syndrome) but the lady at the top kept sending her down the other side. I'd move, then she'd send her the other way. I don't think she saw me but maybe she did...hmmm.

The day ended perfectly with a nice funnel cake.