Installment #2...
On the boys' actual birthday (August 14th) we drove to Des Moines (almost 2 hours) to meet our friends, Mark and Sarah, along with their kids at the Iowa State Fair! We were told this was a "don't miss" opportunity. I've never even been to the Texas State Fair! We had a blast. There were lots of activities for kiddos which made things fun for the boys. Here are the picture headings...
1. Harrison riding the gondola (this was the first thing Palmer saw and asked about every 5 minutes if we could ride it... we finally gave in to the $6 tickets and Carter took them. They frown on pregnant mommas riding rides :) so I sat this one out.)
2. They had an exhibit called "Little Hands on the Farm" where the kids went from station to station doing different farming activities (planting seeds, harvesting, milking cows, gathering eggs, driving tractors, etc.) At the end they traded in their "goods" for "money" and got to shop at a grocery store. It was fun! The line was long and it was hot, but probably one of the best things we did all day. This is a picture of Palmer putting gas (pretend ethanol!!!) in his tractor before driving it... did I mention we are in corn/John Deere country up here???
3. The boys with Katie as we started the stations. I thought it was cute that they each got an apron and a basket to collect their goods.
4&5. Blowing out cupcake birthday candles as soon as they woke up (these should have come first, I guess!)
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