State Fair Time

We went to the fair over the weekend as a family and spent just enough time there to suffice until next year. But we asked the kids what they wanted to see first and, of course, they said the animals. Unfortunately I only took pics of Blake looking at the horses, but I tried to enjoy the moments with my kids as opposed to from behind the lens.

His faces were priceless...

(not a great pic of Matt, but I loved Blake's expression too much to pass this one up)

We weren't able to find anything with Blake's name on it this year, but 2 out of 3 ain't bad!

We met up with some of our neighbors (Ellingsons and Peterfesos) for the lumberjack show

Blake loved all the extra attention

The kids loved cheering on the lumberjacks in their competitions

Of course Wyatt and Gracie were inseparable for the next hour or so

Being around other kids, Wyatt seemed a little less comfortable showing his fear of the rides and gave in to the peer pressure of joining in on the fun....in this case, it was a good thing and he ended up having a blast.

Sadie and Lillie on the motorcycle ride

Wyatt and Gracie

Matt and I see these 'junk toy' stands and remember how badly we wanted these items as kids and never got to have them....and now, we are the parents that look at all this stuff and think "Why would anyone want that junk?" while our kids constantly ask for it!

I love this picture of Sadie

We finished our time at the fair off with the traditional bucket of Sweet Martha's chocolate chip cookies, hot out of the oven

..complimented perfectly with a stop at the 'all you can drink' milk stand for $1

Goodbye State Fair until next year.....

you're always good to us but we can usually only handle one day and then we are good for at least another 364 days!