Wednesday, June 24, 2009

to the fair!

Yay! The yearbook my students and I designed won a first place ribbon again- three years running! Emily and Brady played tag on the lawn
Mallory is happiest when she's being held :) Mom and I shared a plate of my personal favorite Fair food: Australian Battered Potatoes with Ranch and Cheese sauce!
Emily found the perfect place for the mini-Australian flag
Infamous Fair Food this year included Fried S'mores, Fried Zucchini Weenie, Fried Frog Legs, Fried Hot Wings, Fried Twinkies, Fried Oreos, Fried Avacados, the cookie sandwich with cream cheese, strawberries and chicken (?!), and the lowest of the low: Krispy Kreme donut chicken sandwich with honey and raspberry sauce.
My favorite animals this year were the rabbits. Mom and I reminisced about all the rabbits we raised during my childhood- Sugar, Thumper, Peanut, Kritsnee (yeah, Melanie named that one), Pee-Wee, Peanut, Charcoal, and Sweetie. Am I forgetting anyone?? I think they are all buried in the backyard except for Sweetie, who met her demise after a muddy chase through the backyard with a wild animal on her heels (we came home from church to find the evidence, but Sweetie was MIA. Kristin was traumatized).

The baby goats came in a close second!
Brady freaked out when we passed the amatuer horse riders on the way in, but was fascinated on the way out.

How much do you love Emily's Converse? Jon calls them her clown shoes because they are a half size too big, but they are the only thing that can even remotely stand up to her toe-scuffing tendencies.
She makes the cutest expressions while she's concentrating!

Kisses!
At the end of the day...

2 comments:

Erin said...

I want to see your book!

Beach Mommy said...

I LOVE That Fair in particular.... Congrats again on the yearbook!!