Thursday, October 25, 2012

The 75th Yamboree Begins!!!

10.17.12

We woke up and got ready this Wednesday morning but Brent and I decided to keep Beck out of school today since the stomach virus is going around and we drove to Longview to pick up Aunt Wendy.  Then, we drove back to Gilmer and went to the Yamboree grounds since the rides will not open until 6pm.  We saw some really big pigs (aka swine) and lots of goats but that was it...it's too early to see much more than that.  Beck and Kinsey wanted to play at the city park and there were several kids playing which makes it more fun.
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Later in the afternoon, we went to Sarah's house and decorated cupcakes...fun, fun, fun!!!
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I don't know what Bodie was doing but he was making Beck laugh so hard and it was the cutest laugh.
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Of course Kinsey ate her cupcake and I love how she decorated it!
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Beck acted like he was going to eat his but he never did eat one.  Sadie was the last one at the table and she enjoyed her cupcake.
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I'm sure these beautifully decorated cupcakes won't last long at Sarah's house.
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At one point, I checked on Kinsey and found her in the play room playing video games with Dillon which is hysterical because she has no clue how to play a video game.  I bet she thinks he's cute!
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After Daddy came home, we went up to the square to take advantage of half price night and boy did we have fun.  Not sure if you can tell but Beck is waving while riding the spaceship which looks a little dangerous.
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The Yamboree has really grown over the past 75 years.  I remember when we could park a truck in front of the western store to watch the parade but we can't do that anymore because there are rides in that area.  They also have rides in some of the grassy areas for the bumper cars, swings and the hammers which back in the day was the BIG ride.  Today, the biggest ride cost $10 or $5 with the all-you-can-ride wrist band. 
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