Yee-Haw!

August 9 - A summer wouldn't be complete without going to the fair and the rodeo.  I don't know what the best part of the fair is - The activities, the food or the people watching!  There are some interesting people!  The kids liked the animals and walking around. We had a lot of fun just hanging out there for a few hours.

Looking at the lambs.  Avery was so funny.  She was looking at one of them and one made a really loud sound and scared her so bad! 

Looking at the baby pigs!  They were really cute!  They were nursing and it was funny to watch the kids watch them - I wish I could remember some of their funny comments!

Checking out the chickens and bunnies

Bronson loved the chickens!  He was so interested in them. 

Logan

Daddy liked the chickens, too.

Cute little Bronson cruising around in his stroller.  I love his big grins and those BIG eyes! 

He's such a happy guy! 

The kids love the rides at the fair and were so excited to try some!  Before we left, the kids did some chores.  Logan earned 3 rides, but the girls weren't as helpful and only got to choose 1 ride each.  Logan and Avery chose the Ferris wheel and they loved it! 

Rylee waving at Daddy from the top of the ferris wheel.  And mommy and Bronson, too. 

Logan enjoying the ride.  His poor allergies get so bad at the fair and his little eyes were almost swollen shut by the end of the day.

Miss A

Logan and Rylee chose the mini roller coaster.  They loved it and I was cracking up at their faces!  You would think it was some giant roller coaster with the expressions they were pulling! 

For his last ride, Logan picked these swings.  Every year he usually does this fun house thing.  I think he mostly picks it because of the fake Harry Potter characters painted on the side.  This year, they changed the theme so it wasn't Harry Potter so I think it kind of lost its appeal for Logan. He still wanted to do it, but it was closed down so he ended up on the swings.  They looked like more fun anyway.

Aug 11 - We went to the rodeo and had a great time!  Avery was SO excited to wear her cowgirl boots and looked SO cute!  She couldn't wait to go see the horses and wanted me to take her picture with boots. 

A little bit of attitude. 

The rodeo crew all ready to head out.  Avery and her faces.... 

Bronson slept through our little photo shoot.  Here he is all loaded up and ready to head out, sound asleep! 

At the rodeo.  This was one of the craziest rodeos I've ever seen!  There were several cowboys that got injured from bull riding and one bull even threw the rider with his horns after he was on the ground!  The kids had a great time - Rylee loved the Princesses, Avery loved the Indian bareback riders and Logan loved the bulls!

She loves horses!  She was pretty into the whole night. 

Bronson at the rodeo

Cheering for the cowboys. 

Bron got pretty fussy by the end of the night.  The rodeo went pretty late.  I found a spot to feed him and he fell asleep for the last half hour or so.  I am so glad that he goes with the flow so well so we can still go and do fun things as a family!  We had a great time together!

The Fair

August 11th - It wouldn't be summer time without a trip to the County Fair. Our kids look forward to it each year and ask all summer when it is time to go. They really have a great time and it is some great people watching and delicious (and greasy...) food for Mom and Dad. This year, we met up with some friends which worked out great because each kid had a little friend to play and run around with. We started at this building with random displays. They have everything from giant vegetables to canning to sewing projects and art stuff and a bunch of stuff in between. I'm not sure how they determine what is fair worthy because there is a lot of different stuff in there, but there are always some cool displays.
These boys were glued to the display cases full of Legos. Who knew that you could enter Legos in the fair? They determined that they will enter some next year. This is where Logan spotted the General Grievous starfighter for the first time and decided it was the Lego set of his dreams! Carter and Logan studying the Legos
Avery crashed out. She fell asleep on the way there and slept in her stroller for a half hour or so.
When she woke up, she was a little confused. We were in the big barn full of cows. I love how wide her eyes are.
Logan checking out the livestock
One of the owners let the kids touch their cow. They were all pretty excited about that.
Avery wasn't too sure so Daddy had to help her.
Rylee with the cowLogan did touch the cow, but it did make him a little nervous.
Avery waving to the animals. She had a really good time at the fair and I think was more into the animals than anyone else.
Cute friends Savanna and Ry
Avery giving Daddy directions. Wouldn't it be nice to sit in a stroller and have someone push you everywhere you want to go?
Love this! Avery was up close looking at one of the pigs and he made a sound and she freaked! So funny! I don't think she got that close anymore.
Walking through one of the barns.Avery looking at some of the giant chickens. She looks a little worried...
I thought these girls just looked cute watching the rides. The kids' favorite part of the fair is always the rides. We told them they could each pick one thing.
Rylee really wanted to ride the little roller coaster, but it was broken down when we went by. So instead, Rylee and Avery went on the carousel.

Avery loved waving to Daddy each time we went around. She had so much fun! Rylee just happy to be at the fair.
Logan and Carter picked this weird fun house kind of thing that Logan actually picked last year, too. It didn't seem as fun as a lot of the other rides, but they really liked it.
I'm pretty sure the whole reason they thought this ride was so cool was this picture on the side - It was some sort of Harry Potter rip-off, but they thought that was awesome!
After rides, we grabbed a quick dinner. Mom and Dad had a steak kabob and the kids had hot dogs and mini burgers. After dinner, we headed over to the rodeo. Everything took a little longer than we planned and we were a little bit late and the riders were already going around the stadium. We stayed by the rails here so Rylee could wave to all the Princesses going by since that is her favorite part of going to the rodeo.
Avery was pretty into the horses. She loved making horse sounds as they passed by us and waving and waving and clapping for them.
Avery got pretty restless part way through the rodeo, so we went on a little walk and came back with cotton candy. The kids were pretty well entertained and happy for the rest of the night. They love that stuff! I love how Avery is shoving in into her mouth as fast as she can. I don't think she wanted to share!
Logan and his sticky blue smile
Rylee has it all over her fingers
Avery with a little cotton candy moustache.

Another fun trip to the fair! Next year I think we will go a little earlier so we can walk around a bit more and so mom and dad can sample some more fair food!