County Fair 2012!

Our 105+ degree heat from this past week took a break today & we got out to enjoy the county fair.  It was just 84 degrees out, with a breeze.  And it was PERFECT!!!

We met up with my friend Laura & her son Jackson, watched a parade in the morning, ate lunch at the fair, rode rides, saw animals, saw tractors & went home for a nap.  Then we went back to the fair for supper, walked through some 4H buildings, rode a few more rides, saw a few more animals & had some homemade ice cream before heading home to bed.  Could not have asked for a day more jam packed with junk food & fun!!! 

Parade....

 She's got this parade-candy thing down almost too well.  Had to drag her out from the middle of the street once!!

 Animals...

 She is pretty much a natural!!!

 Rides....

 Logan's one & only.  He was almost too short!  Shorty!  They even measured him to make sure.  I would have been pissed if they wouldn't of let him go.  He was so excited to go, but he started crying about 1/2 way through, & never went again.  :(  He needs about 1/2 of Livi's bravery & then they'd both be good!

 Merry Go Round!!

 Ok, I guess Logan went on 2 rides.  As you can see he was thrilled!
He makes me think of my brother Alex.  His diet & dislike of rides!

 Hayden & Livi rode a bunch more.  Livi wanted to ride EVERYTHING.  The ferris wheel.  The scrambler.  The zipper.  Everything.  And she would have too.  Girl has NO fear!  Maybe next year we'll do a few bigger things.  Hayden always wants to go along & then about 1/2 way through changes his mind.  He cried the 2nd 1/2 of almost every ride, but always stayed sitting nice & then always wanted to go with Liv on the next one, but never wanted to get back on most of them for a 2nd go-round.

 Actually this one he liked when it was low, not so much when it was up in the air.

 Logan :(

 Yep... they sure did.  Livi would have gone 10000 times. Hayden went once & I don't think he would have gone again.

 They held on so tight & sat so nice!!

 Livi was JUST tall enough.  They even measured her to make sure.  She was grinning ear-to-ear when she was done!  The carnival guy just laughed at her!  I think he thought I was nuts when I buckled her in.  She reminds me of my sister in that way... and it makes me a little nervous!! 

 Tractors...

 EXHAUSTED!!

 Back for supper.  YUP, this is what I had!!!

 More rides....

She is just something else right now.  Her little personality just kills me.  A couple people tonight came & told us they just enjoyed watching her ride.  They said she goes a mile a minute & they are so right!

 Hayden liked this ride, the only one he rode more than once.

 Logan :(

 Homemade Ice Cream!! 

This stand is owned by a couple who has teenage triplet boys.  We met them at our kids' first visit to the fair when they were babies.  We go back & see them every year!  This year their sons told them before the fair if they saw us, they couldn't chase us down again, its too embarrassing.  Ha.  We chatted for a bit & they treated us to free ice cream!  YUM!!

Bet my grandpa wishes he had an engine rigged up to turn the crank on his. 

Hayden doesn't usually even like ice cream that much, but he sure ate this up!

We had an absolute BLAST at the fair this year!!!