Allie is so excited to be at the state fair! :-) This is our third year spending a day eating corn dogs, pork chops on a stick, funnel cakes, cotty candy, caramel apples, Rootbeer floats ugh...anyone else have a tummy ache?!? I actually tried a HUGE, GIGANTIC, turkey leg. I don't recomend it. It was straight out of King Henry the 8th. Well, anywho...we had a great time. The boys were actually brave enough to ride some midway rides and all three kids bungee jumped...sort of...it was a mini-bungee. We did all the important things like going to the Agriculture building and viewing all the contest winners. Did you know they even have prizes for bee hives? Somehow we missed that before. We did not get to see the Butter Cow. The line was very long.... Last year we cut in line because we honestly were unaware that there was a line to see the butter cow. Who knows these things? But you know what? Iowa people are so nice. They just smiled at us and said "That's O.k. hon." I love Iowa people. :-) We sampled all the new foods, entered contests, won prizes, got tattoed (washable, of course), rode the giant slide, and rode the length of the fair grounds on the sky glider. Phew...I'm beat. I put a picture of Allie from the fair 2004 and the fair 2006 in the garden area so you could see how much she's grown! (I hope these pictures turn out!)
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Hey there friend! Congrats on the job! Special ed, should be interesting, you will learn a lot! I know I learned more from my little down syndrome boy a few years ago than I expected I would...it will be great experience and really great for your resume!!!! I can't believe the kids start school this week! The kids here start after labor day and Jonah starts preschool on Sept. 12! I'm sure I'll cry the first time I have to leave him and can't stay in the same building! But I am so excited for him...he will love it! Love you!
did you say pork chop on a stick? now that's cool...
Jonah is going to have so much fun at preschool. You will cry and that's o.k. :-) But you'll enjoy your time alone with Lauren. Imagine....one kid in the grocery store! Ahhhh Thanks for posting on my blog. I need this positive reinforcement. ;-)
Yes, pork chop on a stick...you'll have to come down next year at fair time and try it out. The Iowa State fair is on the "top 100 things to do before you die" list. (of course, I have no idea who comes up with the list...but it is a really neat experience)
Allie is just a little princess. I couldn't figure out who the "other" girl was, until I read that you'd included an old picture. Of course this is how I last saw her....CAN"T believe what a little beauty she's turning into. Boy are the boys gonna have it hard with her- TWO older brothers to scare 'em all away! Looks like you had a blast!
Corn dogs rock... and those shake-up lemonades.
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