the county fair

during one of the hottest weeks this summer, the county fair rolled into town. damian and i decided in advance that, yes, we would take the kids to it this time around. thankfully, the morning we went turned out to be slightly overcast which cooled things down quite nicely. by the time we were leaving, the sun was coming out and it got hot fast. so praise God that He made our day there so special --even down to the perfect weather! :) here are some pictures i took:

they had to stop the ride to let madeline off. she's not as brave by herself. but that's perfectly fine for a little girl her age. especially since she's extra brave when raylee and dad are with her! here they all are on the kiddie roller coaster:

this is what kept noel preoccupied the whole time since he was too small to ride anything. no, it's not pepsi. it's a slushie. :) he's always happy as a clam to be out and about in his stroller. so with the added treat, it was an extra fun day for him.

damian had to actually signal the guy operating the 'tilt-a-whirl' to stop the ride. it just kept going and going and going . . . and everyone riding (except madeline) kept getting greener and greener and greener . . .
and finally, the highlight of any fair for me --the animals!! we spent most of our time there looking at the cows, chickens, goats, sheep, rabbits . . . it was great.
noel loved the animals too. every one he saw he pointed saying, "aah, baby!" so that's it --our day at the fair '09. i hope it's really memorable for the kids since they probably won't be back until the fair of '19 (SO expensive). ;)