State Fair!

On Monday we headed down to the State Fair for the day!  We got there around 10 a.m. and didn't get home till after 1a.m.!  The kids had a blast!

We met Mark's brother and his family at the fair and spent the day together.  The kids always have so much fun with their cousins.  :-)

The first item of the day was watching the "hog races".  Those pigs were fast!  Here, the kids are waiting for the show to start.

Next up was all the animals and 4-H exhibits.  The kids always have fun looking at all the farm animals!  And the bean sandbox can't be beat!

While walking around we stopped to get this picture of the kids.  A few kids are missing, Elijah didn't want his picture taken, he was too busy exploring the cab of this monster tractor.  And Josiah, poor kid, had somehow been left behind at our last building.  So, we had to go back and get him.  He was still within sight of us so it's not as bad as it sounds.  :-)

And finally, the rest of the day was spent doing the carnival rides!  Fun, Fun, Fun!

By the end of the day everyone was exhausted.  Micah and Jeremiah crashed in the stroller by 9 p.m.  And the rest of the kids were asleep shortly after we loaded up and left.  We all slept in the next day and the kids are already asking about when they will get to go again!