Last Weekend of Summer

The last weekend of summer brought us beautiful weather to enjoy.  We closed out the season in a big way by visiting the last day of a three day Jeepfest. 

Jeeps for days!

Jeepfest is a grand opportunity for Jeep owners to come out and test the limits of their vehicles and driving skills while onlookers excitedly cheer them on and discover Jeep life.  There are trail rides, obstacle courses, venders to buy from, raffles to win, sun to soak in and a great big mud pit to drive through then run through--yep, the vehicles sink their wheels in and then people get in and see if they can run through the pit without falling.  It's a huge and messy challenge with prizes to win.  

Jozsef took this picture.  He said it was a perfect representation--the blue Jeep for Nikolas and the burnt orange Jeep for him. :-) 

The heavy equipment was set to rescue those who got in over their heads--and we witnessed quite a few rescues that day!  Watching them get the Jeeps out was just as fun as watching the Jeeps dive in! 

We were in the splash zone of the mud pit--but it was the best area to watch the runs ;-) and the kids didn't seem to mind (for the record, we didn't get real messy, though we did witness others that did)

Nikolas was especially enamored by how people approached and executed the teeter totter

We saw a driver attempt to go up the boulders on this hill.  He gave it a good go, but he also broke his axel :-(  Needless to say, we didn't see anyone else attempt the run for the rest of the day.  

Oh so pretty!

We had so much fun!  At the end of the day we had all we needed for day dreams and just plain dreams of future Jeep ownership.  :-)  

On Labor Day, we spent the day lounging, tying up loose ends before the start of a new school year, enjoying a good backyard BBQ, some time with friends, and a few rounds of corn hole.  

Jozsef actually joined a corn hole league so he was super happy to get in some practice and we just wanted to play.  

We'll miss the summer days of more whimsy than structure, but the pursuit of education must continue, so we bid the summer season a big farewell and welcome autumn, the break in the heat it affords, the beauty of the season, and the fall activities we so enjoy.  

Until next summer (we can't wait for another Jeepfest!) :-)