Weekend!

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The Quad County Pork Fest was going on this weekend.  I took the kids in, and we had a good time.  The weather could not have been more beautiful! 
Isadora breaking boards with pink sparkly face paint!
She does love to get fancy...
Nephew Logan at the petting zoo
Gunner cheering on big sister at the taekwondo demo
Gunner, in the middle of leading me on a merry chase.  He's taken to finding small nooks and crannies to hide in. 

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