FFF- Near and Far

Last weekend at The Arc walk, Spongebob was walking around. Rudy was fascinated to see him and look at him, but just wasn't willing to get too close. Although he did give Spongebob a high five just before this picture, as you can see, he wasn't willing to be within arms reach for the actual picture. Rudy stood as close to Spongebob as he could without Spongebob being able to touch him. And you can see from his expression that he's not quite trusting of him.

Downtown Fair

Saturday was our town's downtown fair. It's not all that exciting - about a block's worth of activities, vendors, etc. But it is within walking distance and a nice way to spend part of a day. Rudy's friend, Tommy, and his parents joined us.

The first stop was the petting zoo. Later Rudy continued to talk about the 'paca (alpaca). He also attempted to brush a chicken.

Tommy wanted to hold Rudy's hand and Rudy willingly agreed.

Then they started dancing to the music as they walked together.

There were a few people in costume walking around. The first one we saw was Spongebob and Rudy was excited but after he walked away, Rudy told me it was someone pretending to be Spongebob because he had different shoes. Look out, Santa, this boy is observant! Next we saw Mickey Mouse (the same man as Spongebob - we saw him trying to unobtrusively change costumes in the parking lot) and then Batman. But the big hit, for both boys, was Snow White and Belle. Both of them were very excited and shy to see these ladies. And for the rest of the time, everytime we passed the princesses, Rudy would point them out again. Even now, as I type this, Rudy is telling me that he wants to see the picture with Belle again. Rudy also told me later that Batman and the princesses were real but not Mickey Mouse and Spongebob. I am assuming because they were people instead of animals or characters.

After walking around, going in the bouncer and down the slides, we stopped to have pizza and later found some yummy brownies. The boys played football while we finished our lunch. It was a beautiful morning to walk around.