State Fair 08

Many people think that the Arizona State Fair has become boring and waste of time. Kelby and I had our first date at the fair in 1986, so it has always been a bit sentimental and a tradition to go every year. We would never admit to each other that it had become a bit boring because, darn it, a tradition is a tradition. Most people remember the fun days of the fair when they were younger I guess because, well, they were younger. Thank goodness MeiLing has revived our love of the fair and now it is anything but boring.

My all American girl

I really didn't think this was a big deal at the beginning. I figured she'd get a few feet and stop. HA!

This is where I started to get nervous. She's not at the top but believe me when I say, she didn't stop until she was at the top. I just stopped taking pictures after this because my main goal became getting her down.

The petting zoo was one of the best I've seen. They had the usual goats, pigs, and barnyard fare. However, they also had a baby giraffe, camel, water buffalo, baby bison, turkeys, ostrich, and llamas. Most pens had babies of some sort. The 4H kids were showing cattle in one of the barns and we also watched that for awhile.

The annual Shave Ice tradition, but unfortunately, I missed the traditional Indian Fry Bread picture.

Ah, to be six again.

We are so happy to have daddy back from the Philippines. Below are some things MeiLing did to pass the time.

MeiLing lost her deck of cards and decided to create her own set. To make sure she made the right ones and ended with a deck of 52, she kept a very close watch on her list and crossed off each card as it was made.

Here is pooh bear sporting his kleenex box helmet.

MeiLing's house
I guess the lastest change in the household is MeiLing's artwork. We have gone from the 2 dimensional "this is a red elephant" stage to some 3 dimensional stuff that she's done all her own. I don't attempt to understand how her mind works but just look appreciatively and make the appropriate comments. Every mother thinks her child's artwork is genious and I'm no exception. It's my job. She put everyone in their beds (she of course is on the top bunk in her room) what you can"t see is the little sister image on the bunk below. Lest you think the family all shares the same room, she designated rooms by drawing on each wall.

Beginning

Wow, an 80's girl blogging... Hopefully Miss Uselmann, my middle school english teacher, won't see my posts and notice how rusty my writing skills have become. I can't promise that this will be the most interesting or even remotely entertaining reading one could do but I will do my best to keep it interesting since this is the closest to journaling I believe I will ever get. Sometimes my thoughts get the best of me and I MUST write. The weird part is that usually happens during Autumn for no reason at all, so here I am. Anyway, if this is the best way to update family and friends as to our comings and goings then so be it.