State Fair Time = Start of Fall Time!!

Fall Colors, Leaves Changing, Pumpkins, Squash, Apples, Halloween, Corn Maze, Haunted House, Harvest, Hog Roast, Train Rides, Cool Nights, Bon-Fires, Warm Days, Sweatshirts, Pumpkin Bars, Apple Pie, Canning, Apple Orchards, Zoo, S'Mores, Up North, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Bread, Caramel, Friends and Family.





If you know me at all, you know that I love Fall. It is my absolute favorite time of year. I have every weekend booked between now and the end of October and any spare time will be spent at apple orchards, the pumpkin patch and filling my November days with more fall plans.





Hog Roast!!


September 24th!!!


Be there or Miss All the Fun!!!





Are you ready for the State Fair?


Yes! That means fall is here!


Lets go!



Are you ready for the State Fair?
Yesss!

Preparing for the Farm at the Fair.
A little help from Dad.....

Planting the garden.

Ummm.......Cam had to dig in first on this one.........

Peyton figured it out.
DJ gave it a shot.

Resting..........why did we pick the busiest day of the fair to go? Wow was it packed. Had to wait in line for everything.

Ugh.....I need to go to town......

Which car should I drive?

The Ford GT40? Or the Viper??

Ugh.....I can't decide.....

Wait a minute, I have the Denali too.......how much will I buy when I go to town?

Oh forget it, I live on a lake, I guess I will take the boat.

Such a sweet face........

HA!!! Fooled you!

Happy 4th Birthday Peyton

Today Peyton is 4.
It was 4 years ago that you so quickly entered this world.
If Dad wouldn't have driven 90 mph to the hospital you have have been born in the car.

Four years later, time is passing just as fast as your arrival and you are as quick as your Daddy to share your thoughts and comebacks.

You make us all laugh. We love you so much.

You sure do love to pose.


No boyfriends this year. Whew!

Ya Hoo! A Hello Kitty Movie!

Grandpa kept trying to take your Hello Kitty lunch box. Man, if looks could paralyze, Grandpa would have been at his knees a couple of times.

Almost got it!

Just about out of the picture. Nah, he was busted.

The kids loved the treasure hunt in the sawdust and even the adults joined in.

Landon had more fun putting the sawdust all over him rather than grabbing candy.

Okay, now there are three adults scoping things out.

Bullet got her Bling from the sawdust pile!

Okay, the pull string pinata was supposed to be fun and safer than hitting it. Peyton got it on the first string, not so much fun for everyone else..........

Ummm.......Bryce........Can you pull your socks up?

Wow! The Dora Guitar! That is all I ever wanted!

This girl has been asking for the Dora guitar for about 9 months.

Every time we went to Target: "Can I get the Dora Guitar for my Birthday??"

"Thank you Daddy for the Dora Guitar"

A proud parent!

Wheelin' through the sawdust
She almost tipped over a couple of times.

A couple of teaser pictures for you

A wise man once said "Don't stand with your hands in your pockets while other men are working"

Wise man now has his hands in his pants.

The pillar, the pile, whatever you want to call it.

More posing.

Grandma snuck into this one.

Cow!?! Where?!?!

Thank goodness for the animal sounds app on the phone!

Uh Oh!

Pulling must have started!

Do they look disappointed the pulling started and they have to put the animal sounds app away?

A couple of days off

Gransburg, WI. The pass off. Poor DJ didn't want to leave his Daddys side but he had to go pulling.

We visited the Burnet County Fair in Grantsburg WI while Cam was getting ready to pull.

What the........who has the camera?
Ahh....who knew she could work a camera

Hey, I made it up that thing!

Notice I am one kid short? Poor DJ was scared to death, more so at the fact that he kept falling over every time I took a step because I moved the balloon around enough for him to lose his balance. He would have been better off in that thing without me!

Ya Hoo! In the Dragon!

DJ loved the train ride. Peyton was bored after about the 10th lap.

Rock climbing at the Teddy Bear Park in Stillwater, MN

I forgot the sunblock so we spent quite a bit of time in the shade. Way to go Momma!

Do you see it? Imagination! He is a spider on the web.

Oh No! Peyton! Don't jump from that high!!

Too Late! She jumped.
And landed.

Wow, she is growing up on me. I thought fear would have set in and she would have never jumped from that high.

Ok, look at me and smile.

This is what I get.

DJ is trying to hug the bear and Peyton is posing.

Fine, wave to me then.

I got the wave but no eye contact.

Oh Wow! DJ you can do it!

He would have never done this a day ago.

But I certainly wasn't going to the top of that tree house thing to help him down.

A little encouragement and a whole lot of fear in his eyes.......

Careful..........

Made it.......

Now he has it mastered.

Fear........Crushed!

Hmmmmm........I wonder if I can conquer this one too???

Done!