Utah State Fair 2011

The same evening that we had to take my Mom to the airport Sami and Tyler invited us to go to the state fair. After being cooped up for over a week I decided it might be fun to go!

First we checked out some of the animals.

It was so stinky. Lilly and I stayed outside most of the time and kept the cover over her car seat.

I tried posing the kids on some hay for a quick picture.

A man standing nearby offered to have his cow be in the picture with the children.

Jack did not like that idea. At all.

I love his mad/scared face and LOVE Ella's laughing/making fun of her brother face!

 SO typical!

One without the cow

Eight years old

Three and a half years old

Sami and Tyler

Nice one... How did you do that through your pants?!

As we walked closer to where all of the carnival rides were the kids started asking if they would be able to go on any.

Their faces when they thought we were being serious when we said no.

We are mean parents

Jack really wanted to go on this car ride.

It sure whipped him around the corners.

It took a couple times around before his head didn't fly back!

Sami and Tyler convinced Ella that this ride wasn't a big deal.

I remember going on one as a kid with my Dad, who always insisted that I hold my hands up in the air.

I almost fell out. I would have had it not been for my Dad grabbing the back of my pants and yanking me back into the seat.

Ella was terrified. I don't blame her.

Priceless.

It looks like Tyler is screaming "Duh!" 

Nice thumbs up Sami

Jack wanted to go on anything he thought he would be driving.

This particular ride you could control the up and down motion.

Jack stayed at the way top the entire time.

About an hour into our little adventure I decided that walking around a fair a week after giving birth was not the best decision I have ever made. Good thing there were lots of benches and I mostly just sat in the cool shade and snuggled my baby

Lilly- one week old

Again Sami and Tyler convinced Ella to go on another ride with them

Again she was scared.

I love that her eye's are closed!

More relaxing and more cuddling

Lilly looks so tiny!

My favorite picture of the day

I don't know how Sami did it, but she got Ella on that ride again.

She was scared the whole time, again.

Food from the fair

Our little family, minus the sleeping baby in her stroller

Finally Ryan and I couldn't take the constant asking, caved and bought the kids some cotton candy.

Look at that face, how could we say no!?

We ended the evening watching KC and the sunshine band!

Sami and Tyler didn't even know who that was and very few of the songs.

Neither did KC.

He had to start over singing the same song four times! He couldn't remember the words to his own song!

I guess he's getting old.

Thanks for inviting us along Sami and Tyler!