The fair's in town, the fair's in town!

Mama Z and Da came up for Braxton's birthday and the Iowa State Fair. We had a blast. The weather was PERFECT (low to mid 80's) and we enjoyed being together. We did miss the Perez gang...Da bought two ram lambs and we all walked and walked, had GREAT lemonade, some wonderful food (leg of lamb burgers....YUM, turkey legs, pork loins, lemonade, corn dogs and funnel cake)! It was fun! We came home exhausted both Friday evening and Saturday as well! All of the boys did fantastic. They were all troopers.

Of course, the fair isn't complete without stopping to play on the Green Machines! I think Braxton and Brazos climbed on EVERY piece of equipment (at least twice) they could find...even some red ones.
Brayson and Kaden shared a stroller for about 10 minutes. Brayson decided he had ENOUGH. He asked to be taken out with a shrill squeal. I don't blame him, Kaden is big and loves to pat on Brayson's head. They were so good though!

Here at the Iowa State Fair, every year a local guy sculpts a cow and some other fun things out of BUTTER! How fun is that! The same cow is here every year. It is something to see.

This year, along with the cow stood Shawn Johnson. It was pretty neat.

Da, Braxton and Brazos Friday night waiting for something to happen. We watched the sheep show, played in the pens, watched the horses get ready for the parade, bought hats, ate, saw the biggest sow (1200 plus pounds) walked, walked and walked.

Saturday, while Mama Z, Andy and Neil took Braxton and Brazos through the Hands on Children's Farm, Kaden, Karl, Brayson, Da and I chilled in the grass. Well, dad cat napped, Karl stretched out and Brayson and Kaden took advantage of being out of the Snugly or stroller and stood/pulled up on everything/one!

We found some of the BEST lemonade in the world. I have had some pretty good stuff, but this ranks at the top! It was AWESOME. Even Kaden and Brayson took to the actual lemons themselves. They loved the cold peel!

Karl and I being goofy in the sheep barn while Da and Neil figure out how to get the sheep home to Texas (Mama Z and Da flew up).

Mama Z and Neil. Mama Z was such a HUGE help. She and Da would take Brayson or Kaden and hold them when they got restless in the strollers. THANKS for all of your love and help!

Beautiful picture of Neil...sorry Neil. But Brayson was so cute. Neil and Andy carried him most of the two days. He was just sacked out here!

Brazos playing in the pens that were located in the sheep barn. They were more like cattle pens than sheep. They were empty, cleaned out and easily accessible for the boys! They climbed, opened, shut and shewed the 'sheep' all over the place for about 20 minutes.

Braxton scaling the cattle panel in the sheep barn.

We had a blast as you can tell. We look forward to this time next year. Braxton will talk about this weekend until it comes around again. Every time we go by down town, Braxton will ask if we are going to the fair with Mama Z and Da. It is most certainly a staple in this little boy's life!