+ Snapshots +: State Fair '09

It is hard to believe but the State Fair has come and gone already this year! It truly marks the end of the summer :( After patiently waiting all week for Dad to get home from California, Kate finally got to go on Saturday night! Boy did we have a blast! The first thing we did was hit the Giant Slide as Kate couldn't wait to go down! Well, we spent about $30 alone on just slide rides! But it was worth it right ;) Then we visited some animal barns. Kate is not much of an animal fan! She likes to talk about them but not really be anywhere near them! The favorite barn was the poultry barn where we would laugh at the ducks, chickens, roosters, etc.! The honking noise scared them a few times though!

We spent the majority of our time in the kiddie midway of course! Both girls enjoyed some fun rides! Kate couldn't stop talking about the Lady Bugs ride which had music as loud as the regular midway with fog/smoke and boy did it go in circles fast! I think Annie's favorite was the ride that she got to lie down on her tummy and fly. How she got on it, I have no idea! It said you were supposed to be 42" and she isn't even 36"! In fact, if you notice the pictures, we put a high pony and wore tennis shoes to try and make her 36"!! It didn't work :(

But...I have to say both girls probably enjoyed the Euro Bungy the most! After waiting in line for 30 min. we were a little afraid Kate was going to chicken out but she didn't! In fact, she loved it and laughed the whole time! Then of course Annie wanted to jump so we couldn't disappoint her! She was so excited she ran right up to the jumper when it was her turn! She kept saying she was going to do flips but she didn't quite make that happen!

All in all, it was such a fun night and the girls were so well behaved! I am amazed to say that we did not leave the fair until after 11:00PM! It was the latest the girls have EVER stayed up! Of course they both fell asleep in the car but when I tried to take Annie's sucker out of her hand, she woke up and said "No" and then went right back to sleep gripping it as tight as possible!

Until next year!!!

Annie getting ready to jump!