Woodstock...Fair

Yes, Another fair! This was my 3rd fair this year. My first ever in Connecticut! :) It was really neat and Brian and I had a great time. This fair had so much food!! It was a little different from our fairs at home in food choices. I have never seen clam chowda at a food tent before! And you could pick from which place you wanted to get lobster. :) I think the biggest difference was how many food booths they had. We have far more animals...they have far more food. Of course, Brian and I were loving that! So much for eating healthy this week!! They had a ''birthing center'' for the cows. The had about 4 cows that are expecting and they put them in this area for a chance at seeing a cow be born. They were showing an educational video about cows and how they give birth. It was actually a really neat idea. No babies born when we were there though. :( A great night!!

Date with Brenna...and Senica

Today I worked a half day and was going to take Brenna to the fair and have her spend the night. Well, as you can see in these pictures, Brenna and Senica L.O.V.E each other! So, Brenna napped, Senica napped and off the the fair we went! We got there and went to see Papa Bobby. He was working...bought the pig in the above picture...saved him from the slaughter house. :) We told Papa bye and went to the nature center. The nature center was back in a park area by the "colonial" days exhibit. That was pretty neat too. I was pointing out to the girls what each person was doing. First, the blacksmith...then I said, "That lady is making soap". Senica said "Where is the lady making hamburgers"? HA! Next stop, the Kid's Zone and petting zoo. Brenna was loving it and couldn't get enough. Off to the ONE ride. Of course, it was the Merry-go-round and it cost $6 for the two of them to ride. OUCH! The girls did so good at only riding one ride. I was proud of how they listened. There was no whining, no crying and no debating! Then, off to get dinner and donuts. They girl's had grilled cheese from the dairy barn. As we were leaving, we stopped by to see the pig races.

The day had just begun....

Back home we went...

It was so hot outside I told them that we needed to take a break from the heat...so we put in Happy Feet and they played with Play-doh. From Play-doh - to them getting married and straight to the pool. The girls swam until I pronounced them offically "pruned". We came inside and got them into the bathtub. Once we got them all clean and jammies on...downstairs to make cookies! We got our cookies made and finally, laid to to start to relax and watch Open Season.

Whew! What a day!

Mark Schultz and The Weaver's

I am quite a few days behind on my updates. The past few weeks have been very busy! From camping - to Bible School - to the fair - to a new, adorable baby...we haven't been home much!

So, I am going to back-track a little. :) Our fair is free on Sunday, which means it's quite crazy with tons of people! Honestly, I would like to NOT go to the fair on free day because of the crowds, but the versper service is Sunday night and I did not want to miss it! Mark Schultz was the main entertainment and he was awesome!! This is the second year that he has come and last year was just as awesome! He has the crowd sing It Is Well acapella and just thinking about it now gives me the goosebumps.

Thinking about this concert makes me think of the Weaver's too! :) Last year we all went to the concert together! It was so much fun and although it was fun this year too, I missed them! They are the family in the picture above with Anitra, Seth and Senica. They are friends that Anitra and Seth met at church. They were in a small group with Anitra and Seth and they started praying for me long before I knew them and long before I made the big move into Anitra and Seth's house. And through the process, they became my friends too! Lane, Elizabeth, Luke and Grace -we miss you! Oh yeah - and Lane has an Aunt Addi...I don't know if she spells it the same, but how cool is that? :) It doesn't seem possible, but it's been almost a year since they moved to Kentucky! :(

Rodney Atkins

This concert was one of the best the I have ever seen at the Elkhart County Fair. It rained. Was muddy. We danced. A great show! He's yummy..well, look at him! And a great entertainer! I told Brian, you're my husband and I love you, but look at that butt! He said, "Yeah, he's gorgeous." HA! I love that man - always making me laugh!

Fair Parade

L.O.N.G. One word to describe the parade this year! Honestly, it was one of the longer parade's that I have seen. The girls loved it though and were so excited for it to start...but the time it finally did, they were starting to yawn (see Senica). Look at Brenna's dreamy eyes in the one pic. :) The girls got their candy, saw their friends on the floats, but the best part was seeing Papa walking and giving them candy. Those pics aren't posted, but I will get them on here. I love the pictures with the kids and their daddies! How precious. Even though the parade was 4 hours long, they didn't really complain (they let April's Brian take care of that aspect). The only thing Brenna was concerned about was that they fair and animal barns would close and she wouldn't get to see them. Our little animal lover! ;)

I love the picture of the girl's holding hands. Senica was telling Janae and Brenna to get up there b/c she wanted to show them something. I hope someday my kids have cousins that they are close with like this!