Utah's State Fair

Saturday started off with Neil hiking Mount Olympus with his brother Grant. This is their ninth year doing it. I wish I could go with them but someone's got to watch the kiddos, who am I kidding.

Neil, always a poser.

While they were hiking I took the boys to the soccer game. Conner didn't do much better this time. I am amazed at how good some of the little boys are. They really know what they are doing. At least Conner wanted to go and it's good exercise for him.

After naps, we went to the state fair. Can I just say it was fun but one of the worst financial mistakes we made in the last couple months. I can't believe how much money we spent. I am still sick about it but the boys had a really good time. Does that justify it?

Milking the cows

Mikey riding the tractor but not letting go of his trains. I think Mikey is more obsessed about trains than Sam ever was. He takes them everywhere. He plays with them, eats with them, sleeps with them . . .

Brushing the sheep with trains in tow.

Sam was so happy to pet this real bull. I think he was called Big Red and he was huge.

Before we got to the fair we told the kids they could each choose a ride to ride on, thinking they'd be a dollar a piece (too used to Chuckee Cheese. Now I realize what a bargain that place is) but we quickly learned they were $4 a piece. They all wanted to ride the ferris wheel so we rode as a family. Sam was scared a little at first but then warmed up.

Mikey hated it from the first second. I guess he's fearless in water but not when it comes to heights, that's reassuring.

Mikey just clung to Neil and closed his eyes the whole time.

Now Conner loved every minute of it. He would have ridden every ride there if we would have let him.

Sam chose this slide over a train ride, surprise but he couldn't ride alone so I went with him. When we got to the top he panicked and was scared to death. He just clung to the bars and would not let go. I kept thinking, I just spent $6 to ride this thing, you're going down. The worker and I pried him from the bars and before he knew what was happening I took off. We went pretty fast and at the end of course he loved it and wanted to go again.

Conner chose the roller coaster. He's in the last car on the inside. He loved it. I would love to take him to Lagoon. He'd have the time of his life.