On our last day in Iowa, I took the kids to the state fair with my mom and sister Meridith.
Left to Right: Tyler Trevor McKenzie Addison
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One of the first things we did was stand in line to see the butter cow and butter Dr. Suess' Green Eggs and Ham.
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Then we spotted the Big Slide, so McKenzie and Trevor ventured up the 106 steps to go down the bumpy slide.
They are together on the far right.
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And then to my surprise, or maybe not, Addison wanted to go as well, so she and I rode down together.
We are on the far left at the top bump.
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We saw lots of "Biggest"'s at the fair...
Biggest Pumpkin weighing in at 1,323 lbs.
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then ran through a viney tunnel.
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Cooled off in the water shooting sidewalk...
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Then continued on to see the biggest bull.
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and the biggest boar "Big D" weighing in at 1,212 lbs.
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and then a stop by the WORLD'S SMALLEST COW!
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and last but not least, a mental note for the future. I sent this picture to Nick telling him we should plan on getting one of these contraptions... only he can pull ME!
Isn't the state fair fun?!?!
1 comment:
Kim, I think your head is missing from that fist pic :)
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