Our Fair

They could have rode the rides all night long.
On this ride the kids could make Dumbo go up and down. Andrew didn't like it. By the end, he was in tears and ready to jump off. Lauren loved it and probably rode it 5 times that night.
First time on a Ferris Wheel for all of them and they all loved it! I stayed on the ground w/ the stroller and the rest of our loot from the day.
Lauren was bound and determined to go down the Super Slide. We were hesitant but she really wanted to do it. (She is the one on the far right.) She climbed right up the stairs all by herself and was super excited until they let her go from the top. The look on her face at the bottom was priceless. She has decided that she'll ride again next year but only if I go with her this time.

Fair Up Home

Here are a few shots of the kids enjoying the rides at the fair up home when we were visiting Grandma & Grandpa. Elliott went on a week long fishing trip to the mountains of Colorado so we headed for Jewell County. Lauren was really excited for the rides. She told us that she had "super fun".

Let the clean-up begin!

Ugh! This is the current state of our front yard. The storm rolled through about 11:00 AM and it was a doozy! 75 mile an hour winds can do a number on things. We also got 1 1/2 inches of rain in 20 or 30 minutes. Elliott and our neighbor cleaned off the porch so I could open the door but we still have lots to do this evening. To top it all off, about 1 hour after all this took place a transformer blew in the yard directly beside us and started a tree on fire. So we had fire trucks everywhere for a while. Thankfully, there was no damage to anyones house from the fire!

Happy Birthday Andrew!

Andrew is 2!!

He & Lauren have a big party planned for next weekend so he only got a couple of presents to open today.