{"id":196,"date":"2009-07-17T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-17T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/index.php\/2009\/07\/17\/fair-day-with-friends\/"},"modified":"2019-01-29T10:29:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:29:45","slug":"fair-day-with-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winklerworldonline.com\/sda2\/2009\/07\/fair-day-with-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Day with Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/7-16-09-Groupees-%284%29-775483.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/7-16-09-Groupees-%284%29-775436.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After taking a year off, we returned to the Ann Arbor Art Fair again this year, and brought some very good friends along for our crazy ride.  Alexander&#8217;s cousin Haley, and Serena&#8217;s childhood friends Kathryn and Bridgette arrived in town Wednesday night for Thursday&#8217;s grand event.  The day started off with our typical early-morning riser Mr. Alexander bouncing about the house, and it later added pancakes and chatter with a table full of friends and family.  After much ado, the crew <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/ArtFair2-726624.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/ArtFair2-726620.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>finally made it out of the house and down to Briarwood to take the bus shuttle down to the fair.  It was to be Alexander and Aidan&#8217;s very first bus ride.  We thought Alexander would be very excited, but with all the commotion with the double stroller, and a full bus of excited fair-goers he was a bit more fussy than &#8216;excited&#8217;.  We tried to hide the fussies under a whispered song of &#8220;The Wheels on the Bus.&#8221;  We got a few smiles out of that one.  Serena had missed<a href=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/ArtFair3-790875.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/ArtFair3-790870.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> the fair and it was fun to be down in the hubbub of A2 at it&#8217;s &#8216;best.&#8217;  With so many zany people to watch, tykes to manage, friends to reminice and catch-up with, and of course art of all kinds to absorb, it was a feast for the senses and more.  We stopped for some smoothies and funny kidney bean ice cream at Bubble Island, and later met up with Nana for a lunch break.  And almost everyone came home with a couple treasures by the end of the day.  Aidan did amazingly well- snoozy and mild riding in the snugly on Mama&#8217;s chest.  Alexander also enjoyed a little bit of everything (especially the lunch break with friends) but found himself well overstuffed from the &#8216;feast&#8217; by the end of the day.  After the drama of squeezing us and stuff into Nana&#8217;s car (instead of bus ride #2), and a refreshing nap, we ventured back to Nana&#8217;s house for a picnic outside and a few quieter moments to visit with Kathryn and Bridgette.  It was a fun, &#8216;high&#8217; kind of day that leaves you with a smile on your face, but ready to kick your feet up for sure.  But isn&#8217;t that the nature of the Art Fair?  See you again next year!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/7-16-09-%283%29-754631.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/7-16-09-%283%29-754623.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/7-16-09-ArtFair-%282%29-734912.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 132px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/7-16-09-ArtFair-%282%29-734830.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/7-16-09-%287%29-734977.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winklerworldonline.com\/babyblog\/uploaded_images\/7-16-09-%287%29-734932.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After taking a year off, we returned to the Ann Arbor Art Fair again this year, and brought some very good friends along for our crazy ride. Alexander&#8217;s cousin Haley, and Serena&#8217;s childhood friends Kathryn and Bridgette arrived in town Wednesday night for Thursday&#8217;s grand event. 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