Our mini-vacation--before school blast

Hannah and Noah had fun putting on the Old West garb and getting their picture taken at the Illinois State Fair. Noah loved holding a gun! Hannah didn't particularly care for the girly-girl dress....but I think deep down she totally dug it!

We saw a neat Gator Show at the State Fair. This was a 9 foot alligator he found in Florida. The kids really enjoyed seeing this show. It was terribly hot, but neat to watch. Near the end of the show, the guy said he brought an alligator that would kill this 9 footer, so he had to tie his mouth shut before he could bring him out....it was this little 2 or 3 foot alligator!!!!! So funny! He said it was because he'd get stuck in the 9 footer's throat!!!! :-) His mouth was tied so kids could come up and pet him and have their picture taken with him. It was awesome.

Great picture of Hannah and me, I thought. Didn't Noah do a great job taking this?!?!?! And see that "straight" smile!










Noah getting a little queasy on the Ferris Wheel. He got better though--he loved it....eventually!
Monday was our day at the State Fair. We spent ALL DAY there! It was a great time. Tuesday we went shopping in Decatur and saw Daddy Day Camp. It was cute. The kids really liked it. Wednesday Noah and I got haircuts...you can see he really needed one!! Then we ate at Pizza Hut, went bowling then swimming in Shelbyville. I got massively burnt -- I mean, I look like a lobster! I'll be better in a few days!! By the way...we all kind of stink at bowling!
Game 1: Noah: 61 Mom: 68 Hannah: 71
Game 2: Mom: 63 Hannah: 70 (Noah played video games)
YUCK!
Anyway...we had a great time and I hated to go back to work Thursday! Oh well....one full week coming in October for our trip to Washington DC. That'll be great.