"Sounds Like Fun!"

DUH - it's the IOWA STATE FAIR! It IS fun!

Mackenzie gets, like, one Saturday off all summer, and we were lucky enough to accompany her and Natalie (who'll be 5 years old in September!) to the fair.

Because it was literally 100 degrees today, we got there early - 8:30am - and fair'ed all day! We saw animals and exhibits, rode ride, played, and of course, we ate! We had breakfast sandwiches, Elephant Ears, fried pickles, turkey tenderloins, eggs rolls and Dippin' Dots! So good! After nearly a month of healthy eating, I think today's "free day" may kill me tomorrow! But it was worth it!

The girls had a ball together! Natalie's such an "older sister," and takes such good care of Carter! She holds her hand and helps her with drinks and things. And they always giggle and smile when they're together! And we adore Mackenzie, too! She's such a hoot to do things with! Like she said, "we have very similar personalities" - sorry every one else! - and I guess that's why we love her!

We had a delightful day, which actually wasn't too hot! It didn't get yucky-hot until about 11:30, and we left at 12:30'ish! We couldn't have planned it much better! We're going to nap, lay around, and maybe pop a couple TUMS!

Happy Fairing's All!

The girls, 8:30am

Natalie and Mackenzie on the Giant Slide. It makes me nervous with Carter, so we're leaving the slide to Daddy next week! But those two loved it!

"LET's GET SOMETHING YUMMY TO EAT!!"

My new State Fair try: the Elephant Ear. The guy assured me, wink wink, "this one's low calorie!" Yeah, I could totally feel the pounds melting away!

SO GOOD!

Natalie liked the powdered sugar ..

.. and so did Carter!

Mommy's favorite treat of the day: the Fried Pickles! They were almost as good as the disgusted look on Natalie's face. That girl really dislikes pickles!