BIG TEX & A CORNEY DOG!

TEXAS STATE FAIR - 2008

We took two trips to the fair this year.

Jacob had been craving a corney dog for about a month now.

And I LOVE the fair.

So we went on Opening Day.

The crowds weren't bad at all, and the food,

well...it was good! Good and FRIED!

Of course we had a Fletcher's corney dog.

But for the new foods this year? Well...

We enjoyed a fried Oreo Cookie & a fried chocolate truffel.

The oreo cookie was way better.

I was on the hunt for the fried grilled cheese with tomato soup dressing, but never found it.
The contest winner was the Chicken Fried Bacon.

Which none of us could bring ourselves to eating.

We went back on Dylan's Fair Day, and took the kids.

This was Dakota's first year to go!

Dylan asks about it all year.

"Can we go to that place that has all the games"

He's not a fan of the rides like sis is, he enjoys the games.

The fair did change that up this year though. It is kinda set up like Dave and Busters.

You load a card with money ($10 being the cheapest amount, by the way)

and then use that as credits towards the games. The rides still took tickets, though.

Confussing and not user friendly!

What's the fair without the farm!
Animals, and tractors! BIG tractors!

Oh, don't forget about the new cars!
We found two that were our fav's.
The new Jeep - Look Familar? Kinda looks like mine!
And the new Challenger!
And then there's the midway.
GAMES!
Mom & Dakota against, Dad & Desiree, and Dylan.
Mom & Dakota Won!
Desiree won at the fishing game, and Dylan won at Darts.
Everyone went home with something. =o)
Mom wasn't leaving without riding something, so she conveinced dad to ride with her.
This one was kinda like the scrambler on steriods! A little rough for them.
Like dad said, "So this is what's its like to be old"!
Jacob took me on the big farris wheel. I can't believe I've never been on it, and we probably won't ride again for awhile.

12 tickets a person for 2 times around. Well, one time to load, and then once around.

Yeah, not worth it. We did get some decent photos though.

The weather was good, the food was good, and the kids were pretty good.
Yeah, we'll do it again next year!

DESIREE TURNS 5!

September 12th, 2008
Desiree achieved 5 year old status!
An official big girl.

Time for cake. 1, 2, 3, make a wish and blow'em out!

At age 5 Desiree, has asked for clothes for her birthday. Not much else. A baby doll or two, but lots of clothes! I'm not surprised this is the child that was in love with shoes before she was a year old.

A new outfit.

And a couple of dolls.Desiree missed Kindergarden by a few days this year, but has already showed that she is ready to start school, so she is in the kindergarden class at day care. She is doing so well! She has taken on her big sister task smashingly well. Dakota adores her. She does everything her big sister does. Can't wait to see what she does next.

Love you Sis.