"Our State Fair is a Great State Fair..."

Yesterday, we attended the Great Minnesota Get Together, also known as the State Fair. We spent a nice little sum of money and enjoyed all the treats on a stick that our free-flowing blood could handle. We had fresh cheese curds, frozen lemonade, a 1/2 lb. sausage, funnel cake, chocolate-dipped cheesecake, and homemade ice-cream root-beer floats. It was quite enjoyable and Isaac liked it as well. It was not exactly a diet-friendly meal, but the fair comes but once a year.

The only ride that we went on was a giant slide. It cost $2 per trip down and we had to buy both ourselves and Isaac a ticket each time. Jensine went with him once, Aaron went with him once, and then Jensine took him once again. Even after $12 of rides, we dragged Isaac away kicking and screaming "BIIIIIIIG SLIDE! BIIIIIIIIG SLIDE!!! AGAIN!!! FUN! FUN!" He obviously did not comprehend that it was not like a playground slide, but cost money. We had to bribe him with the ice cream to get him to stop (or, rather, we tried to bribe him). Here is a video of Jensine going down with Isaac the last time:

Austin was such a sweet little boy at the fair. He just fell asleep in the stroller with his blanket that our friend Susan made for him. He LOVES his blanket and it acts like Isaac's pacifier. Oddly enough, Austin loves his blanket probably as much as Isaac loved his pacifier.
Ah, security...

Austin is 21 lbs right now. On the weight chart for 4-6 months, that puts him above the 97 percentile line. He is one thick little kid. (For the record, at his 6-8 month appointment, Isaac 20 lbs. 15oz). He has also learned to crawl (more or less). He can cover a lot of ground and will go after anything on the floor.Gotta get that bottle! (just off the screen)

Isaac's cutest little thing lately is that he is such a softy. He learned to apologize and will now apologize to his truck or ball if he accidentally drops it ("Sorry, truck!"). It is super cute. Isaac snuggling with Cookie Monster.