We took the kids to the Tanana Valley State Fair.  It was amazing.

First up was the petting zoo area in the barn.

JR at the petting zoo, August 7, 2010

These sheep were comically loud.

BAAAAAA!

There were these cashmere goats that the kids were just CRAZY about.  I mean, they really really loved them.  Another little boy came up at one point trying to get a good look at them and Camilla gave him this totally dirty look.  Too funny.

Camilla was so fascinated by these cashmere goats. 8/7/10

JR & Camilla petting a baby cashmere goat. 8/7/10

Next up of course were the kiddie rides & attractions!

Daddy & Camilla at the Indiana Jones obstacle course. 8/7/10

Daddy & Camilla at the Indiana Jones obstacle course. 8/7/10

Daddy & Camilla at the top of Indiana Jones obstacle course. 8/7/10

JR & Camilla on the flying elephants at TV State Fair. 8/7/10

JR & Camilla on the flying elephants at TV State Fair. 8/7/10

We ate fair food, wandered through the sale booths, laughed at the kids’ antics, thoroughly enjoying ourselves.  When we stopped for food, there was a GI at our table who hit it off with the kids, and even gave JR a stuffed Grumpy doll he’d won from the “guess your age” guy.  Nice guy.  I would have invited him for a dinner sometime but he disappeared into the crowd before I’d gotten the chance.  One of JR’s favorite things was when we got him some kettle corn.  Camilla eventually passed out in the Ergo on Daddy’s back.  Everyone was worn out by the end of the day.  There was a kiddie meltdown (of course) but I talked him down.  It eventually rained (of course) but was tons of fun overall.  We are totally looking forward to the fair next year!

We spent some time in the sun having fun at Alaskaland.  The weather was perfect, sunny, hot, just beautiful.  River and I spent the majority of our time lounging on a blanket while the kids played and then Daddy took them on the little train ride.

JR - Alaskaland, July 31, 2010

Camilla - Alaskaland, July 31, 2010. Waiting for the train.

John - train at Alaskaland, July 31, 2010

JR & Camilla on the train at Alaskaland, July 31, 2010

JR & Camilla on the train at Alaskaland, July 31, 2010

My kids can get dark in no time.  Instant Eskimo – just add sun.

We went with family friend Mr. Justin to the Anderson Bluegrass Festival for an evening (back in July).  The drive was pleasant, the festival was nice and mellow, the weather was great, and everyone had a wonderful time.  I was awesome enough to manage to completely forget to get pictures of the festival itself, but we snapped a couple on the side of the road when we had to stop for a feeding & diaper change.

JR -- July 30, 2010

JR & Camilla -- July 30, 2010

So I didn’t get any pictures of the festival, but believe me: we had fun.