Fun at the State Fair...

Yesterday, Tony took the afternoon off and we checked Regan and Riley out of school early and went to the Fair. It was a beautiful day for it. We had a fun time riding rides, seeing a bike stunt show, watching pigs, goats and ducks race (that was a hoot), saw a bunch of animals and had lots of food (pizza, chocolate covered bacon - yes, you read this right - peanuts, sweet corn, and cotton candy). The food is great but the prices are NOT! Well, I did not care for the chocolate covered bacon but Tony and the girls liked it. Tony even got his flu shot! We got to the fair around 1:30 and did not leave until 8:00 pm. The kids did great and by 8:00 we were broke, cold and tired. Here are some photos of our fun day.... (click on the photos to see them better.) Reece riding a pony. For some reason Regan and Riley did not want to do it.

Reece and Daddy rode the big Ferris Wheel. Reece is definitely our child with no fear. Her older sisters would not ride this but Reece loved it. In this photo, Tony and Reece are in the middle car. You can see Tony's hat in the photo.

The girls on the Dizzy Dragon ride. They liked this and rode this twice.

Another photo of them on the dizzy dragon.

Check out this bike stunt guy. He could really catch some air. He was pretty crazy and did some cool stunts.

This motorcycle stuntman was doing handstands off the back of his bike. It was incredible. He is 6' 8" tall so it was even more amazing because he could stretch out so far. I think this was my favorite part of the fair. Well, that and the sweet corn. YUM!

Check out this stuntman in the air - he has his legs through his arms over the handle bars of his bike and was able to sit back down before the bike landed. Amazing!!

Daddy and the girls riding the Spinning Teacups.

Riley on the bumper boats. The workers forgot about her and she got quite a long ride. She got on first (in front of her sisters) and was still on when both of her sisters were done.

Reece enjoyed the bumper boats -she rode this twice

Regan on the bumper boats bumping her sister, Riley.

I am trying to get food out of the machine and the goats literally took the food right out of the dispenser before it reached my hand!!! Greedy goats!!!

Feeding this sweet animal - which I think is a llama - cuter than what most llamas look like. "Mama is this really a Llama??"

The Fair at night - so pretty. This is the Ferris Wheel Reece and Tony rode on.

Pumpkin Patch...

Regan and Riley had fall break this weekend so they did not have school friday or today. We were planning to do something fun as a family on friday but we all got sick. So, we decided to let Reece skip preschool today (shhh) and went to Hill Ridge Farms. We have made this a family tradition each October and every year it gets more fun. There is a lot to do as you can see from all the photos.

They have a playhouse filled with corn and the girls and I really enjoyed this! I was amazed at how comfortable it was. I told Tony forget our Temper-Pedic Mattress, I will just sleep in a pile of corn. And boy did the corn feel good on the feet, very therapeutic. Regan buried herself in the corn. Riley and Reece enjoyed making "corn angels."
This is a very fun pipe slide. Unfortunately, children 4 and under HAVE to ride with an adult - pull my arm! Ok, so I admit I was happy they had to because Reece wanted to ditch me and ride by herself. I was having a great time! :)

It was amazing how fast this slide was. We went on it last year and it was not as fast. But, they had sprayed it with something and we were flying today. In fact, Riley went on it once and it sent her down so fast she would not go back on it.

Regan loved this slide and kept going again, and again, and again.

We tried to get a good shot of the girls in the pumpkin patch but it did not happen! This one is good of Regan...

This one is good of Riley...Starting to lose them...

We have definitely lost all 3!!!! Reminds me of when my sisters and I gave my parents fits trying to take photos of us. My mom would say we still do!

Regan took this photo of Tony and I. She does a good job with the camera.

Reece searching for the perfect "small" pumpkin.

Reece and Daddy on the hayride.

The girls on the hayride to the pumpkin patch

Amazing how good they smile for these kinds of photos!!!!

The fam getting ready to ride the train.

The girls in the hay jumping house taking a break.

Regan in the hay jumping house. This was new for the season and the girls really enjoyed it.

Regan was a good big sister helping Reece through the maze.

Cousins' Love...

Aunt Abby and the cousins left for Georgia at the beginning of October and will be gone for 3 weeks. So, we got the kids together before they left so they could love on each other and so Abby and I could catch up. It is a long time to be away from them. Regan and Josh smiling at each other. Is Josh really eating or just charming Regan?!

Regan likes that she is big enough to carry her cousins around. Regan is our helper in keeping Lizzie out of things she is not supposed to be in.

Josh chillin' in Riley's arms.