Fun at the Iowa State Fair!!!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Iowa State Fair!  I remember going with my parents and brothers every summer.... Watching the shows, walking around, EATING THE FOOD, running into people we knew constantly, camping, EATING THE FOOD... :)

While Eric certainly doesn't share the same love for the fair that I have, he was a trooper this year and last a whole day!  Brecken, Eric, and I met Dad and Aaron there on Friday morning and here are some pictures of our fun day together :)

Right as we walked into the fair, we ran into Herky!  Brecken was a little shy at first, so Herky played hide-and-seek with him :)

Hangin' with Herky!

High fives for Herky!

Waving to "Corn-on-the-Cob Man," as Brecken called him :)

Checking out the tractors....

Our first "treat" of the day was mini donuts.  Brecken knew JUST what he had to do to convince Uncle Aaron to share!!!  He eventually looked at me with a big smile on his face and said, "My look at Aaron, my get more donut mommy!" Needless to say, he got a LOT!

Happy 100th anniversary to the butter cow!

Daddy and Brecken enjoying the building with all of the baby animals :)

Horse barn...

Pigs....

Train Museum

BIG SLIDE!!

Sky Glider....

Petting Zoo

The start of "Butter-on-a-stick..."  And yes they really do just put a stick of butter on a stick!

Aaron's butter-on-a-stick and my red velvet funnel cake!

Aaron's buttery shorts after his treat dripped all over him!

First bite!

Brecken enjoying one of his MANY food items!

Brecken was excited to see a race car!

Our annual picture :)

Brecken, Aaron, and me in the old-fashioned school house!

Papa and Brecken watching a show....

Fun day at the Iowa State Fair! I will never get used to these days without mom being a part of them and we will always feel her absence, but we laughed and ate and enjoyed each other like she would have wanted.

Brecken and Papa watching the baby sheep

It was a very fun day!