The Fair

Oh my gosh, the fair is so gross! We met Kyle's sister and her hubby and kids at the fair for some white trash fun. It was so stinky and dirty and the food was revolting. But Gage loved it, so we will probably make an appearance every year. Gage wouldn't ride any rides by himself so Kyle and I got to experience all of the fun kiddie rides along with him. :)





We thought he would love seeing all of the animals at the farm, but the second we walked in the door to the animal section, he covered his nose and wouldn't take his hands away because the smell was too much for him. Can you tell that he has some sensory issues?? :)

But I would do it all over again just to see how happy Gage was at the end. Brigg, on the other hand, was NOT a fan of the fair. :)

The Farm

We took the boys to Vertuccio (sp?) farms recently with their cousins, Alexis and Scott. Gage was terrified of the train and wouldn't ride it until Alexis took an entire ride by herself and made it back in one piece. Then of course he was dying to ride the train, so he picked the last car on the long train and they took off. The man driving the tractor that pulled the train was very strict about kids staying inside the train during the ride so we told Gage several times before taking off that he needed to stay in the train. But of course, this is Gage we are talking about. He enjoyed the ride for a while but toward the end he was bored so he climbed out while the train was still going. The driver was SO mad as he picked Gage up and walked him back to us. He was yelling at Kyle telling him that Gage wasn't allowed on the train anymore. Gage spent the rest of the day saying "Gager no like the train, Gager no like the train".

Kyle had a great time riding these race car bike things. He was running all the little kids off the track. At least someone was enjoying the trip to the farm. Gage refused to ride on Kyle's lap for a little spin around the racetrack.

This is Kyle's mom holding Brigg. If you zoom in on the picture, you can see the sign behind her that says "Please do NOT pet the donkey". :)

It took some convincing to get Gage, Brigg and Alexis to stick their heads through these holes long enough for us to get a "cute" picture. You can see how much they are all enjoying this... It got even better when Alexis got her head stuck in the hole and had to have her dad twist and turn it for a few minutes while she is trying hard not to panic before setting her free.

Gage and Alexis did enjoy the hay bale maze for a while, but Gage came out of there with hay in several uncomfortable places and he wasn't very happy about it.
The cow was a huge hit. Gage and Alexis milked that cow until it was dry.

And Brigg just hung out in the stroller, eating his orange.

Fossil Springs

We courageously took our two very young children with us on a little hike to fossil springs last time my dad was in town. I am so mad because I spent half an hour trying to get the perfect family picture of all of us at Fossil Springs and then I accidentally erased them from my camera before uploading them to the computer. So here are the few photos that I didn't erase. We were so amazed with Gage. He walked the entire mile and a half to the waterfall by himself and then swam in the freezing cold water with Uncle Brock. We did have to carry him all the way back to the car, but I was impressed with how much walking he did without complaining too much. His crocs kept falling off though, so he spent a lot of time on the ground putting his shoes back on. He loved hiking with Grandpa. Brigg had a fun ride strapped to Uncle Brock in the baby bjorn. It was definitely an adventure and although Kyle will never do it again, I had a great time!