A Family AfFAIR!

We took the nice, sunny and cool day to enjoy the fair together today!

The fair is just as good as Christmas but with better food!

We ate, rode rides, checked out the booths at the Varied Industry Building, ate some more, discovered some really cool animals, and then crashed and burned!

To another wonderful Iowa State Fair experience!!

.. it is Iowa, after all!

The Giant Slide - Andy and Carter are getting ready to lay down the mat, on the right ..

There they go!  Barf!!

"MO!  MOOOR!!!" she repeated at the bottom!

We checked out the animal barns, and got to pet some of the goats.  They nibbled on Carter's fingers, but she just giggled!

Around 11'ish, Carter began to cry and whined "suppie," for supper!  We asked her what she wanted: a corn dog, a sandwich, pickles.  And girlfriend chose pickles!  She truly is my kid!

While eating our pickles (YUMMM! by the way!!), I watched people pass by, and all of a sudden I noticed this little girl starring at me.  It occurred to me, as I starred back at the cutie patootie, that it was Courtney!  She'd noticed me among all of the people!  Andy hailed them down, and we chatted about the fair, the cooler incident, and tomorrow's party!

Carter and I explored the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse "Haunted" House ride.  It wasn't really scary, but it was kinda weird, with fun-mirrors and moving floors.  I don't really get it, but it was Mickey, and it was fun!

She'd didn't miss a beat: "Donl DUCK!" she yelled when she saw this!

.. and we do love Miky Mou!

Fair Family!

Of course we wouldn't miss the carousel!  Carter smiled and waved to Daddy as we circled around

After the carousel, we got another treat (fried cheese and lemonade!), and suddenly realized that the Wild Child was out!  That's the sign of a good day!