State Fair!

Monday night Angie came to see us. She came so she could go with us to the State Fair!
We were very excited about it. We got up early, got ready to go and got there at 9 o'clock. We promised we would be good and stay in our strollers all day. And, we did.
First, we got to see the baby animals who had just been born. We got to pet a baby calf, two baby pigs and a baby lamb. We also saw baby bunnies and baby turkey chicks. Then we got to start our day with hot cheese! (Cheese Curds) We LOVE hot cheese - it's always a treat, though we don't usually have our hot cheese battered and fried. We also got lemonade. We don't get to drink it at home, and we LOVE IT!
We got to go through the cow barns, spin the moo-lette wheel, enter a coloring contest (Hannah spent a lot of time making a beautiful rainbow cow) and see how they milk cows. We also saw the biggest pig in Minnesota and got new pig ears from the oink booth. We saw some horses, too.
Daddy bought us tickets to ride on the sky ride this year - last year, we rode the space needle to the top so we could see all around us. This year, they closed us in a small car and we rode above everyone at the fair and saw all over the fairgrounds.
When we got off the ride, there was a booth that gave us free applesauce. (We LOVE applesauce!) Then we tried more hot cheese, an elephant ear and had some milk.
We saw a lot of things - we participated in a study at the U of M building where they measured our height, weight and waist and gave us free ride tickets to use. We got ourselves weighed and saw all the germs on our hands in one place, we played lacrosse with professional lacrosse players and toured inside campers to see how nice they were.
We got to help out on the farm...We've done it before but get better every year. We fed the chickens, sheep, got wool, planted seeds, picked apples, milked cows and drove the tractor, then brought our wares to the farmer's market and picked something from the market. We got cereal. Yummy!
We also got to ride a couple of rides in the kidway. We both wanted to ride the dinosaurs, then Noah wanted to do the slide while Hannah wanted to ride the train.
At the end of the day, after we were tired and ready to go home, we saw fish and went through a cave of animals. We had a fun day.
Friday, Daddy had to work, but right before we went to bed, Dani & Jason came to see us. They had to leave early Saturday morning, but it was fun to see them!
We have enjoyed playing outside this weekend. It's been much cooler, but still fun to play on the swings and slide. Today, we even got to play with Griffin for a little while in our backyard. When we're inside, we like to play house or restaurant.
Tomorrow we're looking forward to a party at Ron & Carol's sandbox with our friends. Then we'll go back to daycare - it will be quiet with all the school kids gone.
Have a Happy Labor Day!
Noah & Hannah