State Fair

For Elizabeth's birthday this year, my parents promised her a special day at the State Fair. Today, my mom took the girls and me to the fair to redeem the present. It was fantastic! Since it was a birthday gift, we did things that we've never done before, like ride three different rides and buy lots of different kinds of fair food. It was so much fun!

A trip to the Fair simply isn't complete without a visit to Little Farm Hands. Check out the matching green sunglasses and hat.

We all rode the SkyCab, which is my favorite splurge at the fair. I was worried that Amelie would scream the whole time in the enclosed space, but she liked it too.

Elizabeth stared dreamily out the SkyCab window.

Amelie needed space to crawl around. A growing girl just can't be cooped up so long.

It's very hard to get both girls to smile genuinely at the same time.

It's not hard to get a genuine (if somewhat dreamy again) smile when you're eating cotton candy and snuggling with Grandma.

Elizabeth tried the little kids' swing ride and then moved up to the big kid one. She loved it and kicked her legs and laughed the whole time. (This picture was taken on the ground.)

Amelie rode in the stroller a lot more than I expected her to, but still spent significant time in the backpack and in my arms.

It's very hard to resist sticking your face into phot opportunities. I love Grandma's gray hair sticking out over the top of the picture.

We can't resist a fire tower. Grandma sat the climb out, but I brought Amelie up in the backpack. Usually that's Isaac's job, so I appreciated that the DNR fire tower was only 65 feet instead of the usual 100!

Here's hoping for another great birthday next year! Thanks, Mom!