“this is AWESOME!!!!!”

the much anticipated fair came to town this week. and for these small town people without six flags and disneyland, it’s a BIG deal. the kids have been watching the field for the last week. watching the trucks move in. watching the tents go up. watching the rides take shape. turning a grass lot turn into fast, spinning, screaming fun.

we met up with the porterfields and rode some rides with the girls (and greg:)

eli was soooo sad that he was not tall enough to ride the upside-down rides. i CAN’T WAIT until he’s old enough to go on them. meanwhile, the swings and the viper were his favorite.

lyla enjoyed the rides too…

my sweet girl

i love how eli is looking at her here…

this is her, “I gave the goat the food AND the cup” face.

if i said we got the wrist bands just for the kiddo’s, i’d be a big, fat liar. i love fair rides and was super excited about a specific tall ride that they had this year. while eli was all amped just to watch me ride, lyla began crying, “i don’t want you to go on that ride.” i say this to set the seen for after I got off the ride. both kids ran over and gave me a great big hug. one, because she was happy her mama was alive. and the other because he was just so proud/excited. it was super cute.

so we’re sitting at the top of the farris wheel when eli says...

can I throw my shoe?

no.

can I spit?

no.

i was telling adam this when we got down. he laughed and said, “i was just thinking while you were up there that i hope nobody throws their shoe or spits.” it must be a guy thing, it really never crossed my mind to do either:)

i was trying to get lyla to put her hands up, but she wasn’t havin’ it.

this was eli’s favorite ride of the night, the viper…i went on it with him once, but that was all my stomach could handle. the spinning within the spinning was just too much for me. when we rode it together he kept yelling, “this is AWESOME!!!!'”

if you’re wondering where adam was, he was our photographer. he’s not a huge fan of fair rides, so he opted out of the wristband. all in all, a successful night. fun had. goats fed. second mortgage taken out to pay for it all.