state fair THE ART OF A LOSER

my cookies are the ones with the pink ribbon. also known as fourth place. my friends and i all used the exact same recipe but, did different things with the chocolate (wink, wink). i stuck one choc chip in each cookie. one. and i got fourth place? i named them "little nips". hey, at least it made my sister-in-law crack up with laughter.

my friend linzi got first (blue), my sis-in-law got second (red), and my sister nicole got third (white). same basic recipe, just slightly different versions. WE THINK WE ARE HILARIOUS. my husband thinks we are serious dorks.

the bread, that i actually did put work into, got a BIG FAT NUTHIN! but it wouldn't be the fair if i wasn't a LOSER in some way or another.

SOY UN PERDEDOR

state fair THE RIDES

kylee was afraid to go on this ride. the girl who can't get enough of tower of terror. yes, her. after she rode it, she rode it again.
poor tessa was left to play in the dirt...
brenton had to ride the spinning music ride. all by himself. literally. no one else was on the ride.
all of us waiting for brenton to ride his music spinning ride. i think brady was the only one entertained by his cousin.

bumper cars. look at how brady put on his seat belt. around his neck. FOR BUMPER CARS. yes, i fixed it before the ride started.

one of the FEW RIDES WE LET TESSA GO ON. that poor poor child. all she got was dirt.

the spinning dragon ride. which none of them would spin. they were all scared. OF GETTING SICK!

we didn't go on the BIG YELLOW SLIDE this year but...

they got to go on this one as MANY TIMES AS THEY WANTED.

we a goin to the fair (part3)

one of the kids favorite parts of the night...

getting to see the animals!!

ecspecially the new little piglets...oh they were really cute!!

kylee got a new hat

i think they are IN LOVE

tessa checking out the lambs

while kylee actually got NIBBLED BY ONE!!

my MAIN MAN!!

checking out some cows that were hanging out outside, i had the owner jump in the picture for fun...and tessa tried to make a run to them!!

an AWESOME LOOKING MOUNTAIN GOAT!!

MY KIDS

FAVORITE PART OF

THE NIGHT!!

aside from picking a goats nose!!

we a goin to the fair (part 2)

Brady and Brenton in one car...Grandma and Kylee in the other!
Lisa had everyone enter some junk this year. she won a ribbon...

my junk didn't. i made pumpkin whoopie cookies with cream cheese frosting in the middle.
walking through farmland
i couldn't find Brenton so Brady filled in for him next to Kylee
putting those super healthy wood chips into your basket
grandma was left with saylee and tessa so everyone could ride the BIG YELLOW SLIDE. the pic is blurry but i can tell you who everyone is from L to R it goes...Brenton, Brady, Kylee, Marci, Walter, and Nicole.
Yeah, no burns this year from touching the slide with my ankle!!

the big Winner and the big Loser

speaking of winners, Molly won the contest yesterday. if you look closely you can see me (taking the pic), nicole (beside me), and my mom (in the white shirt) in the mirror reflection of the funhouse.

we a goin to the fair (part 1)

and now a LITTLE LIGHT HEARTED FAIR FUN!!

THE
CRAZY
FUN
HOUSE

THATMY

KIDS

LOVE

RIDING THE SPINNING RIDE

TESSA AND SAYLEE TRYING TO BE PATIENT

now a little metcalfruf fun. go back through the photos. this is kinda like a find waldo contest. there are three people hidden in the pictures in a sneaky way. if you can tell me who they are and where they are you win...something or another. if you are in the picture it doesn't count (sorry). good luck... this might be really hard but come on...GO FOR IT AND GIVE IT A GUESS!!

a reception in 2 parts and...

a Friday Funny...PART 2

raise the roof Kyle!!
the devouring of the doughnut cake by two little boys

my husband and i decide to share a doughnut hole

...and now smile for the camera
then the music started pumping...

and everyone got a little CRAZY!!

the end...

and now for the FRIDAY FUNNY...

we went to the state fair last night (more on that next week) but, i just HAVE TO share this little video with you. watch what happens when Brady gets on his bike/tractor...and then Tessa refuses to get off hers...