Last Saturday we conquered the crowds and traffic and ventured out to the NC State Fair. Jody, myself, the girls, Matt, Diana, Josh and my parents all went together. It's a pretty big thing here and since we live so close we go once every year sometimes twice. But each year it gets more and more difficult to go with the girls (especially since we keep gaining them). Normally with young ones strollers are an absolute must, but at the fair it's a big no-no. There are too many people and too many small spaces, so I used a carrier for Lizzy and Jody had our "Piggy-Back" for Anna. Both the carrier and the Piggy Back strap on to us, they worked pretty well except our backs and shoulders were pretty sore by the end of the night. Emma had a blast riding the big slide and a roller coaster with Aunt Diana. She also rode a pony and ate every fair food available. Anna really enjoyed the Animal Petting Zoo and Barn. Lizzy just hung out and slept. Jody and I just followed the crowd and ate the fair food, mini donuts, cheese sticks (like cheese curds), chicken pitas, caramel apples, cotton candy, etc. All the reasons to go back again next year.
Here are some of the pictures we took from Trunk or Treat Saturday night at the Finley YMCA. Matt was a Wanna be Rapper, Diana was a Witch, Lizzy was a Pumpkin, I was a Black Cat, Anna was a Clown, Jody was a Magic 8 Ball and Emma was a Pink Princess (in case you
couldn't tell what we were). We had a lot of fun! Emma's costume was perfect for her since she is such a girly girl and loves pink. Anna was a wonderfully hilarious clown and we couldn't have picked a more fitting cotume for her. Lizzy was a left over from last year (Anna was a pumpkin) but cute anyway. And the rest of us threw ours together at the last minute! We tried to get my mom and dad to dress up too, but they were party poopers and wouldn't.
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