More rides....

The house of mirrors was funny, Charleigh kept running into the wall . She got help from another girl, who took her hand and lead her through.

Dare Devil.

Charleigh kept wanting to ride this roller coaster, but Ben and I watched it and we were not sure if she was big enough for it. She kept begging and she was just tall enough( well about 1 inch short) but they let her on and she sat next to a boy who was less than thrilled that he had to ride with a little girl! She laughed and smiled the entire time she even put her hands in the air like the big kids did. The second time she rode this ride was a bit of a different story.

Coaster Baby.

This is the second time she rode the roller coaster, the first time around the track she turned purple from holding her breath in fear. She looked so scared, we were worried about her but by the time she saw us waving at her she remembered to breath and had a good time the rest of the ride. She is our little dare devil.

Until Next year...

Heading home after another long day at the fair. It is always so sad when it is over.

We bought a dairy cow...

..... to save money on milk and other dairy products. In my spare time I now make cheese, ice cream and pasteurize the milk. Super simple.

Good Friends....

We were suprised to see some of our friends at the fair on a week night, we spent the rest of the evening catching up and indulging in fair food. We had a great time watching our girls play as we listned to the concerts at the play ground. Emma is the younger one and Courtney is the oldest. (Courtney was our flower girl)

This is a horse head carved out of wood, Charleigh wanted to offer it some of the fresh squeezed lemon-ade we had.

NOTHING BETTER..

I have decided that there is nothing better than seeing these two together.

love, love, love....

Taking a break for ice cream. Isn't it sweet?

Notice that the mule wasn't really interested in Charleigh unless she had some hay in her hand. That is probably why he only won the pink ribbon. Maybe if he had a better personality he would have won the blue ribbon.

















Charleigh wanted to take a picture.......this is what she got (with a little help, so she didn't drop the camera)




















She is focused on her mission.

The Mule Barn

Charleigh would have stayed here all day long if we would have let her. She loves to feed any animal. One of the rewards she wanted when she was potty training was to feed the dog Jasper. She always goes out and helps Dad feed the horses when we are there. She doesn't worry a bit about getting her fingers chomped on like I do. She will say "flat?" just reassuring me that she is holding her hand flat, even though her little fingers tend to curl up toward the horses mouth.

Sunshine.

This is Charleigh looking up through the plastic on her stroller. My grandma always says that when she comes over to her house she immediately fills the house with light. She is like sunshine that follows you wherever you go. She really is our little ray of light.

We asked her if she wanted to get some ice cream......... she took off running to make sure she got it before we changed our minds.

Please feed the animals...

Charleigh was very upset that the donkey would not get up and eat. She kept telling him to "get up" She wanted to feed him and the zebra.