County Fair

One of our favorite things about where we live is our gret County Fair; it's the oldest 4-H fair in the country actually. We love everything about it! This year we almost didn't get to go. I locked myself and the boys out of the house, and the locksmith got the better part of of our fair budget, but my mom swooped in and saved the day with a little donation. Thanks, Grandma!
We always start with the animals.

Hunter is a born natural with animals.

We also took the boys to their first rodeo!

Hunter was in heaven with all the cowboys!

The last day of the fair meant all day ride passes. Wow! The boys must have gone over and over for up to 40 rides. They ran from ride to ride, sometimes just getting right back in line for the same ride over and over.

Hunter's favorite part is the slide. He flies down super fast and laughs so hard!

We took a break from the 87 degree heat and sun to hide in the shade at the corn crib.

The boys noticed someone else loading up their shirt with corn, and they could not resist making huge fat bellies with buckets or corn. They laughed so hard!

Then back to the rides! They were fearless on the rollercoaster!

A beautiful day!

Happy Summer!

The County Fair: Randy Travis

This evening we went to the local county fair. We love our fair, it's the best. They always have the greatest performers (Rodney Adkins, Trace Atkins, George Jones, Josh Gracin, Ronnie Milsap, Lady Antelbellum, Jason Aldeen, just in last 3 years), the rides are clean, nice, no waiting, the range of food they offer is nice, the bathrooms are accessible, the animals are amazing, the people are nice. It just doesn't get any better!












They had this huge cornbox the boys played in forever. Hunter had corn in his diapers, and Ben's pockets were loaded.

Leap!

These bunnies make me feel less bad about my chin.

To the bleachers to eat corn dogs.

This is a booth advertising a local taxidermist. He had a stuffed


Hunter was the happiest I think he's ever been on this ride. True joy in his rig.

The bee ride was fun, too!

Listening to some great music.

Here's why I'm so happy:

I've liked Randy Travis since I was about 10-11 years old. I can remember hearing him on the radio, his deep voice stood out. I did some searching to find out who he was, and from then on I could always recognize him. He was amazing live! We didn't get to stay for the whole show b/c the boys were tired (exhausted actually), but we saw enough of him to make me happy!

Have a great day everyone!