State Fair Visit 2015

 We couldn't let the State Fair go by without bringing the kids down for a visit. 

 They had a ride deal that day so Tommy went on every ride there.  We tagged along too.  The ferris wheel was the only one we could ride as a family.  Tommy is NOT afraid of heights, unlike his mother.

 Charlotte wasn't too impressed with the ferris wheel I guess.

 Family selfie, of course. 

We had an excellent view of the midway.  It didn't hurt that it was a beautiful day! 

 Tommy rode a horse!

 Then we found a playhouse that was for sale for the fair cost of $5000.  The kids REALLY wanted it. 

We said sorry 'bout ya. They went down the slides plenty of times.  I'm sure they got their fill. :)

 We fed the goats.  The pellets were a quarter and the goats wanted nothing to do with them.  We bought carrots for $2 and they freaked out. 

 COME BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!

  We went to the glass barn again.  You might remember it from 2014 and 2013. I love seeing the family pictures change each year.  Charlotte was asleep so she missed the picture in 2014.

 There was a lovely green tint on us in each picture.  Not sure what was going on.

 THIS.  This picture cracks me up. 

 Charlotte's picture didn't quite turn out as well. 

 On the way home, we had a detour due to 65 being closed and the kids were having lots of trouble staying awake.

We sang and danced to keep them awake and succeeded in no one sleeping and ruining their bedtimes!! Yay!

Another fun visit to the state fair! Good times!

Indiana State Fair 2014

We had so much fun at the state fair last year that we decided to take the kids again this year. 

 Our first stop was the beef tent.  We brought food for Tommy but we wanted to try to eat at the fair.  GREAT idea.  (Where's the sarcasm font?) We checked the buns, the chips, we asked how the dog was cooked.  They said it was all-beef.  He took one bite and freaked out.  He knew immediately.  He puked in the street.  We covered it with napkins and left.  Such a bummer.  We still can't figure out what was in the hot dog that would make him puke.  Argh, frustrating.

 Charlotte enjoyed her part of Tommy's lunch.  String cheese! Yum!

Our lunch consisted of more than just deep fried oreos but this was definitely the best part.

 Charlotte practiced her fair queen wave all day!!!

I am serious! ALL DAY! She waved at everyone.  It was too cute.

 Tommy rode pretty much every single possible ride he could.

 He loved that slide!

 He loved the spinning dragons too!

 Here's Charlotte's version of a ride.

 Oh wait, she did get a to ride a ride: The carousel!

 She also got to visit the lactation station.  Great idea to have but they are NOT private.  I could see everyone walking by and they could see me.  Awkward!

 Tommy enjoyed the John Deere Tractors of course.

 He accidentally turned on the hazards.  Whoops! He was pretty excited about that.

 Charlotte took a mini nap while this was all happening.

 This turned out pretty cute. Tommy and Daddy on the farm.  E-I-E-I-O!

 Tommy got a new yellow John Deere. (Did you know they made those?)

 Charlotte was still sleeping during the Glass Barn visit so she missed the photo opportunity.

 Then we visited the Midway where there was one kids rides among all the other crazy rides.

 Then we went BACK to kiddie land to use the rest of our tickets.  Took a trip on the ferris wheel.
(Yes his sticker says "I rode a pony".)

Tommy and mommy on the bumblebees selfie!

 This was like the 5th time he went down this slide I think.  He loved it!

 Another carousel ride! Use those tickets! :-)

 While we were riding rides, my mom and dad took Charlotte to the drafting horses show in the Coliseum.  We came in the at the end of it.  It was pretty entertaining.  All the ladies were wearing sequins gowns and they played pretty much every song from Oklahoma.  Those horses are amazing!

 We ate dinner at Chili's after we left the fair.  It was a good thing.  After the incident with Tommy puking in the street, we weren't going to take anymore chances.  Plus I got my deep fried oreos so I was happy.
I held my phone up for Charlotte to see herself and she took several selfies.  #chilisselfie

We had a great time at the Indiana State Fair.  Can't wait to take the kiddos back next year!

The Big 3-2: It's My Birthday

My birthday celebrations started a day early when Traci asked to take me out to eat. 

 Tommy came with me.  He decided he wanted to wear his big boy underpants which made me panic a little but we went for it.  Extra birthday surprise: Tommy stayed dry during the whole visit to McAllisters! AWESOME!

 Traci, Tommy and I got a quick group photo.  Heehee, so cute!

 The birthday surprises kept coming.  Andrew sent me flowers at work.  Awww!

Check the card though.  Who is Baby G? The lady at the flower shop misheard Andrew when he said Baby T and she said "Oh that's so nice that you'll have a boy and a girl."  Andrew thought to himself, "Wow, how did she know???" She thought he meant Baby Girl apparently.

 I got a super fun surprise package in the mail from a super fun friend! Are you kidding me? Stickers?? Sweet! Thanks, woman! You know who you are. ;-)

 On my actual birthday, Andrew took me shopping and we ate at Cheesecake Factory.  We decided on the featured cheesecake because the waiter was mega excited about the fact that you get to use a blowtorch on the marshmallow part of the Smores Cheesecake.  It was pretty incredible.

 After we were done shopping, my parents met us with Tommy at the State Fair.  We got our picture taken at the Glass Barn.  (Like Ashley said on Facebook, I really know how to party for my birthday.)

 Oh watch out, folks! We got TWO pictures!! :)

 We checked out the piglets and the world's largest pig.  Andrew was also horrified to see a pig eating a hot dog that someone threw in his pin.  Pig Cannibalism!!

 Tommy had a BLAST at the State Fair.  Seriously.  Animals, tractors, stuff to climb on, loud noises, train rides, the fun never stopped!

 We went to Kiddie Land.  Tommy wanted this dang red ball.  To win said ball, you had to pay $5 worth of tickets to pick 3 ducks out of water.  Then the lady said, "Oh, yep you win."  Then you get to take home said ball.  Worth it.  :-)


This video is showing you $10 worth of rides at the State Fair.  Dang, son! It cost $2.50 a person and Tommy wasn't allowed to go by himself (for good reason).  So $10 later, Tommy was quite a happy camper.

It was also worth it. Tommy had SUCH a good time.  We kept him up WAAAAYYYYY too late but he had a BALL.  He also got to take a home a giant red ball.  He loves it.  Birthdays sure do change when you get older.  I was way more content to see Tommy have a blast than do anything else.  We had a really good time all day.  It was nice to spend time just Andrew and I at the mall and at lunch.  It was also nice to have someone else pack up and bring Tommy to the State Fair! Thanks, Mom and Dad!! :-)  It's the little things.

 The next day, after staying up wayyyyyy too late, Tommy was in rare form.  LeVar Burton on Star Trek form apparently.

Later that day, it was crash time.  He was cashed out on energy and good moods.  Phew! There's a reason why you don't keep toddlers up that late.  Sheesh.  But still, we had a fantastic time and I had a wonderful birthday.  Thank you to everyone who truly made me feel special. 

32 will be the best year yet!