Fun at the Fair!

FAIR WEEK is a big deal around here!  I know our little fair is nothing too exciting, but I wait for weeks in anticipation.  The last two years I was extremely pregnant or with a newborn at home and I opted out of taking the little ones to the fair.  It is a family tradition to go the fair parade and this was our third year to attend.  Before I share this years' photos I wanted to share some from the last 2 years.  I love seeing how much they have grown.  My little babies are the sweetest!

Caroline, only a few weeks old at the Fair Parade in 2011

Olivia, age 2 at the Fair Parade in 2011

  Olivia, age 3 and Caroline, age 1 at the Fair Parade in 2012

And now for Fair Parade 2013 pictures!!!  

We went with friends to the fair to visit the animals and play one morning.  We opted out of doing rides that day and just went to sight-see!  

Look who we bumped into!  The girls were so happy to see Grant! :)

Ellie wasn't feeling well on the evening we planned to go to the fair as a family so my mom came over and stayed with her so we could take the big girls.  It was so much fun!  They got corndogs, cotton candy, lemon shake-ups, and rode a few rides!  I was shocked at how well they did riding rides.  Olivia has always been terrified of ANY type of rides (we're talking even the 50 cent  kind in front of the grocery store) but Caroline's enthusiasm must have sparked some interest because she was loving it!

On Friday, they had $10 arm bands so the kids could ride as many rides as they wanted to!  I couldn't pass it up and thought it would be fun for both the big kids to ride with their friends.  I had no idea that there would be SO MANY PEOPLE.  I don't do crowds.  And this was more than a crowd.  This was insane.  Ellie still wasn't feeling well and a quick trip to the fair turned into 4 hours at the fair.  I nearly had a meltdown (okay, I DID have a meltdown) but we made it to the car in one piece and everyone napped and we made a full recovery by dinner time.  Even though it was chaos, I am really happy that we went!  You can tell that they loved it!

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 Love, Maegan