Pumpkin Festival

Update on Mom and Dad: They arrived at the first hotel last night safe and sound. I'm sure Dad is having the time of his life, but Mom complained of soreness from sitting on the motorcycle all day. I reassured her that she only has three more days of this. There are 220 motorcycles on the ride. They have a Police escort and fly through every stop light and sign. Mom said it was fun too roar through the little towns and see people coming out of their houses to look at the large procession. Unfortunatly there was one accident. It was an older couple and while niether of them broke any bones, they were pretty hurt and one went into shock. They were rushed to the hospital. I believe there is a million dollar motorhome following them for circumstances just like this one, so that's the bright side to crashing. Due to the large group, Mom reported that every rest stop is a huge ordeal and the line for the bathroom is super long. Other than that it seems to be going very well: Barb and Tony Plattner have been texting me pictures of Mom and Dad and they look like they are having fun. We'll be praying for good weather.
On to other things: the Pumpkin Festival! Yesterday a car load of Sarah S. Jessica, Anni, and myself drove up to meet with the Waibel girls and Janelle. First order of business was to buy tickets for the rides. I personally can't handle the spinning and jerking of carnival rides, but everyone else was excited. It was a riot to be running into AC's at almost every corner. I almost began to think it was a church function. So, lots of rides were hit. We ran around till we were exausted and in the end, bought some of the famous Pumpkin Ice Cream, my favorite part.

From left to right: Brenna Waibel, Jessica, Anni. On the Octopus.

Again, Left to right: Sarah, Janelle, and Tiffany Waibel on the octupus. The seats were really only meant for two people, but they were able to squeeze another in.

And here is Charlie, Jessica Waibel, and Maria Sauder.

So, last year we had a ton of fun taking pictures, so we had to get some of that in for this year. Jumping off of benches is always a great way to get laughs and funny looks.

Before

After, when Jessica comes to disturb the peace. Just kidding.