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Welcome to the best post ever. So many photos, you might as well have been walkin' the State Fairgrounds with us! And, this is new: I'm actually blogging about something that happened recently. Not a year ago. But yesterday. Buena Jairo!
We ate: honey sticks, deep fried Oreos, Pepper-battered Bloomin' Onion, cinnamon sugar funnel cake, red velvet funnel cake, fresh lime fizz, and a Philly steak & cheese. Everything was worth it except for that last item. Blegh. Next year I will try the turkey legs and the deep fried KoolAid. (No, I don't know how that works.) I will never try the Krispy Kreme burger.
We saw: bee colonies up close, little cotton and sunflower plants, twisted sweet potatoes, $25,000 steers, 282-pound watermelons, ferris wheels—not to be confused with carousels, miniature autumn villages, and an un-advertised Santa in a banana stand (to which Ben quickly remarked, "well, now we know his day job").
Not gonna lie, Cohen was the best of all—a charmer, even in the chilly wind without his pacifier (forgot) or his normal stroller (forgot). Things like this are so much funner (it's a word) with kids! We were happy to be there with Hazel and Avery for that same reason. The Mac and Cheese bowl teacups would not have made the blog without them! (Kurt, Becky and Jordan were fabulous company too.)
Seriously loved that post. All of the pictures were so fun. And your little boy is so so cute! You need to show more pictures of him!
ReplyDeleteWe are cheap and never buy fair food. It sounds like you guys went all out!
Good job at making it through without a pacifier. You do have the perfect little boy. :)
allie! thank you thank you! you've got some pretty cute perfect little ones yourself! i'm glad you agree that this stuff is a lot more fun with kids!
ReplyDeleteand yes, save some $ for the food! i decided the taste-tests are almost the best part. it helped that we went on the free admission day where you can enter with cans for a food drive...
(oh, and there are MUCHO more baby pics on the baby blog if you haven't taken a peek...)
Ah, man! I paid $3.50 for my frozen banana.
ReplyDeleteI love the fresh grilled corn on the cob, smothered in butter, the deep fried veggies (even if it totally negates the nutrients), and the frozen cheesecake on a stick. Definitely try the turkey leg. I love those too. But really, its hard to go wrong with fair food. I love almost all of it! :)
ReplyDeleteooohhhh...love a fair. love affair. i get it. i had a love affair with these pictures! will you teach me how to lay them out fancy like? i only know how to lay out my photos one on top of the other.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post, I felt as if I were actually there.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. I wish I was there! And, I'm not gonna lie, your baby is the cutest! And he's getting so much bigger! Way fun pictures, and buena Jairo for putting them up the day after!! :)
ReplyDeleteWOW! you wow-ed me from the get-go with your post tittle! You must have inherited all your cleverness from that fine mother of yours! (and humble too). Legit state fair there girl! COHEN you are truly DELIGHTFUL! (you too Ben - Tea-cupping con tus sobrinas - you WIN)
ReplyDeleteFun to share the fair with you in person. I agree the Philly Cheese Steak was bad... But all the other were tasty morsels of fabulous fat filled fun!
ReplyDeleteWow! We had even more fun than I realized. Thanks for sharing the day!
ReplyDeleteKrisanne, I'll teach you anything I know. You can do it several ways. I usually do it with InDesign, but this time I used the free Picasa software. Call me up anytime. ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd, nah, sorry Mom—can't take credit for the play on words. That was the name of the fair theme this year (see grand prize pumpkin photo).
Look at that beautiful babe! Can he and Remy somehow meet again soon, now that they can recognize each other as the friends they should be.
ReplyDeleteCohen is so handsome, and really who needs a paci when you have grandpa's chin! I haven't checked your blog in a while! Looks like I have some more reading to do! What a fun time the fair looks to be. :)
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