a perfect day at the fair

We had so much fun at the San Diego County Fair!  We took tons of pictures and it was really hard for me to narrow them down to just a handful to share here.  The best part was that both sets of grandparents joined us for our adventure.  It was the perfect opening day filled with photo booth fun, fair food, cotton candy, rides, and animals!

Here's Cody on hist very first pony ride!  Remember Lyla's first pony ride last year?

Cody really enjoyed the photo booth and the "footsie wootsie" foot massager.  The bummer is that every time we passed a "footise wootsie" later in the day, he cried because he wanted to get to it.  

My favorite part of the fair experience is the FOOD!  Lyla and I shared a giant BBQ turkey leg and it was so good. 

Lyla giving grandma some sweet sugar...and then later grandma gave Lyla some sweet sugar in the form of cotton candy.

Cody rides along in Grandpa Glen's backpack carrier.  He loves the view!

The best part of the day was when Grandpa Ron got to finally live out his lifelong dream of riding an elephant.  Ever since he was a kid, he has wanted to touch an elephant.  For $7 at the fair, he got to ride on one with his granddaughter!  Can you tell how thrilled he is?

I had to add this picture because this spider swing ride was Lyla's favorite part of the day.  When she woke up from her nap in the car on the ride home, she said, "Daddy, do you know what was the most super-duper-awesome part of the day for me?  When you rode on the spider ride with me."  I never would have guessed this to be her favorite experience.  Ha!

Ah, the fair.  It never disappoints. We are already looking forward to next year...and it will probably take us that long to recover!  

what we're looking forward to this summer

There are so many fun events coming up that I wanted to share.  I am sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as our summer plans, but here's our list so far:

wednesday, june 6 - AWANA graduation night

friday, june 8 - We're going to the San Diego County Fair!  Admission is only $4 on opening day, so we are going to take advantage.

saturday, june 9 - Father-Daughter date night at Reliance Church.  Description from the website: "Reliance is excited to host a special Father-Daughter Date Night, featuring an ice-cream social and movie viewing.  Men are encouraged to take their daughters out to dinner before this formal event to spend some quality time together. Girls are encouraged to wear fancy dresses for this elegant evening."

sunday, june 17 - Father's Day.

monday, july 9 - Trav's 32nd birthday. 

friday, august 9 - "Meet your teacher" night at Lyla's school.  Lyla will get to meet her preschool teacher and see her classroom.

monday, august 13 - Lyla's first day of preschool!

I will be blogging about everything, so stay tuned for a lot of posts!

Father's Day at the San Diego County Fair

We were brave and we decided to fight the crowds today at the SD County Fair. It was a quick trip, but it was fun. We go every year and make it a point to take our family photo in a black and white photo booth. It's a neat way to document the growth of our family every summer. We've been doing it since 2005.

The daddy and his babies. Check out the 'stache! Handlebars!

The highlight of the day was definitely when Lyla got to ride a pony. She was grinning from ear to ear the entire time. It was well worth the $11 entry ticket, the $10 parking fee, and the $7 cost of the pony ride. This was such a precious moment!

p.s. the father's day banner was a huge failure. I've been super busy and had a lot on my mind...I printed it out and left it at work! Oops.

OC Fair

The OC Fair at night.  It is a totally different experience than the San Diego Fair.  
Lyla was getting sleepy and started laying her head down on Daddy's head.  So cute!
Aunt Kandice and Lyla.
Lyla REALLY wanted some chili cheese fries.  Kandice had to do her best to distract her and hold her back while we ate.  I managed to take this one picture before I dug into the greasy cheesy mess.