Labor Day Weekend Fun

Labor Day weekend came and went which means another summer is behind us. We took advantage of the three-day weekend to have some fun and get some work done. The big event of the weekend was the family outing to the State Fair. The girls were looking forward to this since last August!! Kate kept telling us she was having a BLAST and such an awesome time! We went on Saturday which was great weather but the record breaking attendance day, of course! It was packed to say the least. We still managed to visit all the barns (Annie is still a little chicken of animals but both her and Kate did pet a goat...big accomplishment!), Brian/Kate/Annie went down the big slide 3 times, we took a round trip in the sky-ride (I was the chicken then with the heights!), spent WAY too much money in the kiddie midway, and of course the girls had to go on the bungee trampoline again this year. Kate even managed to do three flips! Oh, and how could I forget the food!!! Kate and Annie are not quite true State Fair goers yet...Kate said she hoped they had a lot of vegetables at the fair! Well, they do if you want them fried :) So she stuck to a big pickle, apples, corn and of course mini-donuts. Annie did about the same. Dad's favorite this year was the new fried mashed potatoes on a stick with bacon and cheddar cheese. I must admit they were delish! My fav was just a simple taco! We were also joined by Grandma Sharon and crazy cousin Lorrie. They enjoyed a lot of food too and were a big help with the girls! I can't forget to mention that this was mine and Brian's second trip the fair this year. We went on Wednesday night so B could get his share of Pinball-on-a-stick in! The biggest pinball arcade in the state. We spent a few hours there and I am happy to report that I actually beat him in the first 5 out of 6 matches! He walked away with a new favorite game, Big Buck Hunter, which he proceeded to tell me the next day we could buy for a mere $4500! I think one pinball machine is all we need in our basement! :) So all in all, this 9 month pregnant lady walked around the State Fair this year for a whopping 10 hours!!! Now that is pretty amazing!

I was looking forward to Sunday morning for my day to sleep in but Brian had a last minute invite for a motorcycle ride with the neighbor and some of his buddies. He couldn't turn down the opportunity to ride on possibly one of the last nice days of summer. He was gone from 7am - 7pm! The girls and I had a nice day though and ran some errands which included buying fall mums and planting them. Monday was pretty much a work-around-the-house day! Brian got the laundry room closet all finished so that room is now complete! YAY!

We hope you all had a nice, fun and safe weekend too! Here are a few pics of our State Fair adventure. (I checked to make sure we had a memory card and battery in the camera but I forgot to check if the battery was charged so I only got a few pics!! Go figure!)