Not one, but TWO fairs this year!

Kind of overkill, I know, but it was fun. We certainly are blessed! We joined up with Jenn & kids at the smaller local fair without Steve on the free day. The kids had lots of fun looking at and holding the animals. Now I'm hearing a lot of pleading about getting an animal. "A bunny, Mommy? Please please??" "OK, then how about a cat? a dog? a goat? a chicken?" (We're waiting to get a shed built before we get some sort of small animal, and in the meantime there's a wonderful dog next door who loves attention.)



Sooo many cute baby bunnies!

Baby chicks... they got to watch some of them hatch.

Petting a goat...

Yesterday we spent most of the day with Bobby and her girls at the Lynden Fair, and then Steve came in the evening with Joel & Holly. It worked out well because the older girls got ride passes and went on rides together while Bobby & I walked around with just Naomi & Jenna (very peaceful without lots of kids tagging along!). We got to visit with Jenn there too; after searching for her mom's booth most of the day, Bobby called her and we found out where she was.

Nice hair, Bobby!

Naomi's first experience with cotton candy

Emily & Marie went on the "good" rides (upside-down/fast ones -- they have my genes :) but it's hard to get pics of those.

The reptile display was amazing! This alligator is pretty old; in the wild he would be over 9 ft. long. They feed him a controlled diet to keep him small. He's always been around people so supposedly he won't bite (here's where trust really comes in :) I thought it was interesting which of our kids were cautious (scared!) and which ones weren't (couldn't get Holly near him). Joel almost stepped on his tail, which could have been bad.

Holly pulls weird faces for pictures!

Jenna's latest thing is pointing. I think it's cool because you can see a little bit of what's going on in her head. She did A LOT of pointing at the iguana, so I think she found it fascinating.

Love those big powerful draft horses!

Jenna's clapping with Clint Black's singing :) We didn't go to the concert but I did get to hear a bit of the music.

Wow! My favorite picture in the photo contests, taken by an amateur! (I didn't see any signs that said not to take pictures of the entries, although I have to admit I purposefully didn't look for one :)