Sunday Snapshot {State Fair 2010}

We came.

We saw.

We conquered all.

Oh wait,I guess it wasn't quite that dramatic.  But Ian and I did feel like we were pretty big stuff navigating the state fair with three preschoolers.  'Course compared to navigating the breakfast buffet at the Garden Hotel with three preschoolers, the state fair was a piece of cake.

Perhaps that's why we had so much fun...

Thanks to buying our tickets ahead of time online (at about half price), there were rides galore!

excitement builds before the first ride!

second ride ~ this would be when we began to realize that the name 'Daredevil Darcy' doesn't even begin to tell the story

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this was the ride she talked about all night

wee one has her hands up!

my brave son decided to take the lead on this one

and they thought letting Lightning McCaleb drive was a good idea?

who doesn't love the 'spinny floor' in a fun house?

carefully deciding which balloon gondola to board when their turn came

after the jaolopy ride, the girls decided to make brother take a back seat on the monster trucks

this was the daredevil's favorite ride ~ so much so that it is the only one they rode twice

the leader of the pack...

...with these two flying wingman to protect their leader from bogey fire

ferris wheel ~ yes, i'm holding him tight for a reason!

safe in daddy's big strong arms

this monster took 25 of our tickets, but it was a highlight

There were tried and true favorites tastes and some new treats to be had!

a boy and his corndog ~ gone in two minutes flat

redefining slow eating  savoring her hot dog

dog first, followed by ketchup side and then mustard side of bun ~ and then the rest of her sister's dog.  can you say growth spurt?

new experience of cotton candy ~ it was love at first lick

just a sample of the deep fried treats

my man loves his peanut butter ~ I opted for fried green tomatoes

There were games to be played, with prizes to be won ~ goes without saying of course that cheap prizes were immediately doused with Lysol upon arriving home.  (Couldn't we just pay to let our kids play double time instead of bringing home the prize?)

fishing ~  for sharks?

the queen balloon popper ~ she got all three

elephant prizes ~ ky doing her best impression, caleb teaching his to fly, daredevil figuring out how to stuff hers in her hoodie pocket

There were animals to be seen.

Hmm, wait.  Why aren't there any pictures of that?  Oh yeah, because while we did view the animal barns, the entire time we were in them we simply heard two alternating phrases.  One ~ 'It a-tinky in here.' and Two ~ 'Let go ride MOHR rides!'  The critters simply weren't the hit that they were last year...

We did however get a picture of our ever growing ~ both in size and number of ~ kiddos in front of the blue ribbon pumpkins.  Hope they've got an even bigger bench next year!

M kids, state fair 2010

M kids, state fair 2009

we missed 2008 ~ we were on a plane to china...

M kid, state fair 2007, not in front of the pumpkins, but she did win the fish!

See you in 2011 State Fair!

With four kids and all the ride tickets, sticky food, carnie game prizes, and 'pumpkin picture takes' that will entail...


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