Fair 2011

We had our Annual Fair Trip this Friday night!!  It was such a blast.  I love going to the fair and watching my children and their amazement at all the bright lights and big rides.  Their absolute favorite part, hands down, were the animals!!  I think we stayed with the animals the biggest part of the time!!  Ofcourse, with that said, MY absolute most favorite part of the fair is the FOOD!!  I look forward to the "fair cinnamon roll" every year!!  They never let me down and they didn't let me down this year!! Cayden had lots of  fun, but we could tell that he wasn't himself!  When we got home, we realized that he was running a fever.  Been running one all weekend!!  Poor little guy!  He sure wasn't gonna tell us until we were home though.  He didn't want to miss out on all of the fun! :) 

As usual, we wish daddy could have been here to share in the fun, but it won't be much longer at all and he will be home!!  Hopefully just in time for the holidays!!  Wise words from my hubby...."Although time may be going very slow, the good thing is we can't stop it"  so that just means that we are getting closer and closer with every passing day!!  Have I mentioned that this has been a dang long year?!?!??! 

Here are some pix from our fun at the fair.....

Grayson was actually really scared on this ride at first, but he warmed up pretty quickly

 

Christy and me riding the scrambler

Going to see the horses!!

Cayden milking the cow....

Nana milking the cow!!  She had to show us how it was done

Our family minus a very important person!!  We are not complete til he comes home!

My beautiful mom and me

Can you just see the enthusiasm on his face?!?!? LOL

"Look mom, no hands"

Nana rides this ride with Cayden every year....We added Grayson this year!  :)

Ki Ki riding with the boys

This absolutely freaked me out!!  As you can see Grayson's face....he wasn't loving it either

Cayden is all boy!

Cayden finally got to ride the bumper cars this year! 

He was mad every time we had to get him off of a ride!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Military Wife

This is for the young women that are waking up at 6 a.m. every morning with small precious children that they have been left alone to care for. This is for the pregnant military wife wondering if her husband will make it home in time to watch their miracle happen. This is for the childless military wife, living in a town or on a base alone where she is a complete stranger to her surroundings. This... is for the women that feel like a third leg when they go out with their friends and their husbands. This is for the military wife that canceled all her plans to wait by the phone, and even though the phone breaks up and cuts off every time you speak to him you waited anyway. This is a pledge to the women that cry themselves to sleep in an empty bed. This is to recognize the woman that felt like she was dying inside when he said he had to go, but smiled for him anyway. This is for those of you that are faithfully in that long line at the post office once a month handling 2 large boxes and 2 small children like a pro. This is for that woman that decided to remodel the house to pass time, and then realized that she had no idea what she was doing and sighed and wished she had a little help. This is for all the lonely nights, all the one-person dinners, and all of the wondering thoughts because you haven't heard from him in days. A toast to you for falling apart, and putting yourselves back together. Because a pay check isn't enough, a body pillow in your bed is no consolation, and a web cam can never compare. This is for all of you, no matter how easy or hard this was for you. Our military men are brave, they are heroes, but so are we. So the next time someone tells you that they would never marry a military guy, don't bother explaining to them that you can't control who you fall in love with. Just think of this and nod your head, and know that you are the stronger woman. Hold your heads up high, hang that flag in your front yard, stick 100 magnets on your car, and then give yourself a pat on the back. Be proud to be the woman that you are, be proud to be a MILITARY WIFE ♥