Indiana State Fair

Abbie and I went on a date to the State Fair this year, just the two of us. We picked a weekday when there would be less crowds. I was so surprised by how few people were there, we didn't have to wait on line for anything. We actually stayed at the Fair for 8 hours and could have done a lot more things but thought it was time to get home to see Emily before she went to bed. Here are some of the highlights of our day...

Abbie milking a "cow."

Abbie milking a "cow."

Abbie riding a pony.

Abbie riding the Nascar ride...it went slow on the "straight-a-ways" and then ripped you around the corner.

Abbie's favorite is always the dragon roller coaster, this one was brand new!

Abbie riding the motorcycles.

Had to get at least once picture of us together.

Abbie practicing chores on the farm.

Abbie tending to the vegetables.

We signed up for a fishing clinic and Abbie actually went fishing in a pond.

Here's Abbie and the fish she caught all by herself!

Here's Abbie feeding carrots to some baby deer.

And feeding carrots to some baby goats.

And of course Abbie eating a corndog next to corn stalks.

August Zoo Trip

We went to the zoo on Wednesday with my mom to celebrate her birthday. It was a great afternoon, the weather was perfect, and since most kids are back in school around here there were very few people at the zoo. I think we saw almost everything which has never happened before. Abbie enjoyed petting a shark, feeding the giraffes and of course going on the rides. We also did the splash park for the first time which the girls really enjoyed. Hopefully we will fit in a few more trips to the zoo before it gets cold out.

Abbie fed the giraffes all by herself this time which was great! She actually fed both the daddy giraffe and then the baby giraffe on the left. Emily was eating her carrot while Abbie was feeding the giraffes!

When it was Emily's turn to feed the giraffes she immediately stopped eating the carrot and handed it over to the baby giraffe without prompting...it was so cute!

Emily thought feeding the birds was so cool. She kept trying to touch them and get them on her arm. Abbie wouldn't come anywhere near us!

Abbie and I on the roller coaster.

Abbie ridingon Chet.

Emily riding on Chet...
She was so excited when she saw him she tried to push out of my arms to get to him.

Emily riding on Chet...

She was so excited when she saw him she tried to push out of my arms to get to him.

The girls riding on the Shark on the Merry Go Round together.

The girls riding on the Shark on the Merry Go Round together.

Abbie at the Splash Park!

Emily at the Splash Park!