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Mimi's visit and the fair

We had Mimi here last weekend for the fair and Little Mama's birthday. She went with us and rode all the rides with Lexie at the fair and coached her on her fair day games. Do ya'll remember the games jump rope, hula hoop, and the big one tug of war! We used to get trophies they now get money and get to chase livestock around and eat gross things. Lexie got her name called for the fear factor game and they put tuna fish and ketchup in front of her and called it fish guts. There was no way that she was going to eat that!! Next chased a goat and had to pull the ribbon off its tail and run to the circle in the middle. Well with Mimi's coaching she won! She got two dollars. Then she got all greased up for the pig chase and won two dollars for that too! Mimi is a very good coach as of us swim teamers know. She told Lexie what to do and then would drill her by asking, "Now when you get out there what are you going to do?" Lexie would say "Pull the ribbon off the goat's tail." Mimi would say, "Then what? " Lexie would answer, "Run to the circle!" Lexie also got $6.50 for her artwork for a grand total of $10.50 won at the fair! We caught up with Lexie's cousin Emma on thursday night and Lexie got to ride several rides with her too before it was JD's bedtime.

JD loved the cars and the big trucks but unfortunately he was too little to ride so maybe next year. But JD loved the sweet tea his Uncle Chuck fed him!!

On Little Mama's birthday we went to Lupo's our new Italian resturant in town. We had a crazy time trying to keep both kids for the hour wait to get our food!! Lets say there was crying and lots of walking inside and out! But we did it and didn't have to clean up any dishes.

And They're Off!

Well it is official JD is crawling! It is nowhere near the speeds Lexie accomplished yet but we are moving. I have more to blog about the fair and Mimi being here but I just wanted to document that.

The Fair

Yesterday was the first day of the fair and if any of you know me you know that I love the fair! I begin to look forward to it months in advance. Things start smelling and tasting like corn dogs and funnell cakes. This is one of my favorite weeks of the year. Little Mama, Papa D and I took the kids to the fair last night. Oh it was so much fun!! Lexie loved all the rides and even rode the super trampoline you have to pay extra for. She said her favorite was the Nascar ride because it slung you around the corners really fast. I rode several with her and screamed along with her. It is amazing how even a kiddy ride will make you laugh and holler! JD had a good time looking at the tractors and the big trucks! He had a fit to have my corn dog but had to settle for cheerios and a bottle.

Chad and His Mountain of Grain

This is a picture of Chad at work. This is what he has been doing since the middle of August. This was in the paper this week. Here is a link to the article http://www.stategazette.com/story/1251052.html