Wordless Wednesday: A Fair Post for Pa-Pa

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Sit Down and Relax...It's FAIR Season

Minnie was a bit bigger in the backpack this year...but such a great way to maneuver the fay-yah! I'll be the annoying woman with the stroller tomorrow (at the Fair vs. 2.0) but when Daddy is there... the ride is supreme! and clearly she loves it. ;)

Ok, maybe she liked THESE BETTER...

yep... she DEFINITELY likes those better...

Ah the annual picture... I think we did pretty good this year :) (or rather TiTi behind the camera and Sky and Doe-Doe jumping around making Minnie giggle did well :)

This one is just for Tracy... Husband holding EVERYTHING :)

Minnie was pretty smitten with the baby calf... she wanted someone to hold her hand to get a little closer...

and then she cried after we left :) poor thing. Someone get that girl a COW! :)

Somebody get this girl a TARGET! :)

I much prefer to be the one BEHIND the camera snapping the eating pics of my SIL's but it was a smaller group this year so someone had to step up. Bets, please promise me you'll be there next year?!?! :)

Happy kiddos!

2.5 minutes down the road, happy parents :)

From the fair we headed to Sky's 10TH!!!!! Birthday party! HOW DID WE GET HERE SO FAST!?!?!? SOMEONE STOP THE TIME. SOMEONE LISTEN TO ME WHEN I SAY STOP THE TIME!!! :)One of the BEST parts of the party! :) Awwww sweet Shi-whoa! :)

Minnie is ALL about helping Aunnie Becker with ANYTHING she needs if it has to do with Shi... she LOVES to "old her" aka hold her... and she got an opportunity to even FEED her :)

By far the most coveted gift of the night :) One of "Mimi's Quilts" :)

A picture for Momma S... her eyes DO open!!! :)

but only for a minute :) I was SO excited to capture the beginning of the babe's dimples... she has two, one is def. going to be deeper than the other but I LOVE LOVE LOVE me some dimples :) she is SOOOO cute! :)

Speaking of cute :) Headed out the door to church. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this girl!

I finished off the weekend with book club. We are currently reading What Women Fear but let's be honest... we mostly get together for the grub :) Appetizers and sweet treats for dinner? Yes please :)

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes, White Queso, fruit, cookies, veggies, and the most AMAZING veggie chowder.... mmm.... I love book club :)

The weekend was jam packed full of FUN and I loved every minute of it! :)

An afternoon with Pheebs!

Minnie: Come on Pheebs!!! Come this way and watch my Daddy coach some soccer girls!!! Pheebs: Some WHAT?

Pheebs: I don't think this feels right Minnie, I think you are taking me on a wild goose chase...

Pheebs: Whoa. Look at all those girls dressed in green Minnie!!!

Minnie: CHEEEEEEZZZEEEEEEE!!!!

Minnie: See Pheebs. This is what I meant. My Daddy coaches these big girls to play soccer. Or in our house my Mommy just says "you wanna go watch Daddy's socc-ah game?" :) Isn't it fun!?!?!

Pheebs: My Daddy calls this FOOTBALL!

Minnie: Pheebs I'm so glad that you came in my car with me to my Daddy's soccer game!

Pheebs: I'm so glad that your Mom finally talked you off that hill back there and you stopped freaking out!

Pheebs: Seriously Minnie. I patted your back and told you to stop. Why didn't you just listen to me? :)

Pheebs: It's so much MORE fun when we're TOGETHER!

Minnie: I LOVE having you in my "tar" Pheebs! Don't you love Mac!? You are SUCH a great clapper to "Funky Jesus Music" it made us giggle so hard!! I sure loved sharing my water back and forth too. My Mom said we were SUCH good share-ers! You had a drink, I had a drink, you had a drink...

Both: I can't think of a better way to spend the afternoon and evening than with good friends. Sure did have fun!

Minnie's 1st Apple Picking

Thursday was Minnie's first apple picking experience. Good thing for her fair weather isn't one of her prerequisites for having a GREAT time :) Some of her best friends were there, animals were to be seen and boots were worn :) All things that make for a great day!

Pheebs and "Yiz" :) Please note the VERY grey sky but the GORGEOUS farm behind Pheebs. I like to pretend in some of these pics...

that maybe we were in Ireland or some other very wet country... course I'm not sure if they grow apples like us but can't you just imagine with all that fog in front of us... (also please note all the cutesy gals with their hoods on :)

You gotta grab one to munch on while you are "working"

We made it back into the barn just in time... the rain really started coming down while we were walking in so we took a bit of time to dry off and look at the pumpkins.

and throw them all into an apple crate :)

Thanks to "Yiz" for planning such a fun morning, in spite of the weather, with our friends. Sometimes it's kinda nice to just get OUT and enjoy whatever weather God is throwing our way. Teaches you to just make the best of it :)

Fun with the neighbors!

On Wednesday the sun was shining, the girl wasn't sleeping (more than an hour) and the neighbor girls were all outside releasing their just hatched?? monarch butterflies... Minnie and I pulled over to check them out... the butterflies, not the girls :) and ask if they might like to come to the park with us!!!

They decided to cage up the butterflies and take them down to the park to release. What a GREAT experience!! Minnie even got a chance to have one on her shirt and she was THRILLED! I tried to capture some pics of the gals and I thought the little one was going to be tough...but trying to get these three to all look and smile at the camera at the SAME TIME... tough! :)

We had great giggles trying to catch this one pose though so in my book... it's all worth it :)

Thanks for sharing your butterflies with us girls and we are SO thankful for you as friendly neighbors! :)