The Great MN get together!

One thing we really missed last year in Texas was going to the MN state fair as a family! I was up in MN during the fair and was able to go (twice, actually) but David was not able to. So this year we were very happy to get to continue one of our favorite end of summer traditions!

Here are a few pictures from that fun filled day!!

We started the day off with a ride on the carousel!

Our wonderful cup that only cost $1 to refill! We save this cup from year to year and bring it back! (yes we did let our kids drink a rediculous amount of pop that day....it's a special occasion! don't worry though, we all had plenty of water and lemonade as well!)

Along with the rediculous amount of pop they drank, they also ate a rediculous amount of sugar! Look at how HUGE these cotton candy cones were! We helped a little with these, but they were pretty protective of their cotton candy!

And look! We even ate vegetables!!! :)

It just wouldn't be the state fair if we didn't check out all kinds of John Deere tractors!!

Here's Caleb with the Pronto Pup statue!
Caleb is just like his daddy when it comes to frozen treats. He inhales them. Almost literally. Erika on the other hand is just like her mommy when it comes to frozen treats. We savor them. Which in turn means we usually have to share them. What a good big sister she is.
Going for a bumper boat ride! This was a pretty fun ride for them!

Erika honey, it helps if you keep your hands on the wheel!

Our future race car driver! This was his favorite ride...although I'm surprised kids don't end up with whiplash from it!
Erika & mommy.
About five minutes in the car and they were OUT! Pop & Sugar didn't affect their sleep one bit! They had plenty of time to run it all off!!