Family and "The Fair"

We are Buzzing around preparing for our annual weeklong trip to Mississippi. The kids have been ready for days!! Their "stuff" (books, toys, junk) is already packed. If they ask my one more time ,"How many more days until the fair", I think I'll scream!

This is one of the best trips of the year for our family. Not only do we get to see long distance family and friends, we get to go have go honest to goodness fun. I will share stories and photos when we return. The fair I am talking about is the Neshoba County Fair just outside of Philadelphia, Mississippi. It is like nothing you have ever experienced. My kids think it is the best thing since sliced bread and peanut butter. Now, don't go thinking this is your average county fair. It's nothing of the sort. There are vegetable and cooking contests along with the regular fair rides, but it's so much more. You have never lived until you have stayed in a fair cabin. Have you ever slept 20-30 people in one room? Sounds kinda like summer camp, huh? Now, your talking. Summer camp with a twist. There's bands every night, if you like that sort of thing - or you can just hang out on the porch with a glass of sweet tea and shoot the breeze with family and friends you haven't seen in ages. That's more my style.

Anyway, we will be gone for a week or so. I'll be sure to let you'all in on all the fun we had when we get back.

Oh, by the way, if you've ever been to The Fair, leave a comment and let others know just how much fun it is!

Favorite Things

Beware and do not think that you are behind on the times, for it is I who am just now cleaning out my digital camera and finding old, yet precious photos. I actually have a difficult time deleting pictures of my children even though I have them saved elsewhere.

Anyway, I thought since I had found these pictures (and they are quite cute), I would share a few of my favorites with you.

Meredith's Fifth Birthday Party

Princess Style

Snow Angels

Blake's 9th Birthday Surprise

It sure was worth keeping this secret from him!

Meredith's Pre-Kindergarten Graduation

Here with her cousin Jaycee,

the best of friends

Hands-on Science Fun

Here they are!

Blake and Meredith having fun at the McWane Center.

Blake is having a blast crawling around!In the Alabama area, Blake enjoyed looking at the catfish. Maybe one day he can catch one in the real outdoors!Meredith LOVED the water exhibits. Trying to get the balls to balance on the water spouts was tons of fun.

Makin' waves with sand and water.

The water tubes were fun for the little and "big" kids.

Friday Fun

Summer and Friday, what a great combination!

We took the kids and had a great day enjoying the beautiful weather last Friday at the Zoo and the McWane Center (a hands-on science museum). I cannot say enough about the wonderful times we had that day. Not only the fantastic experiences that Blake and Meredith got to take in, but just the four of us being together uninterrupted.

Hope you enjoy the photos! To get all the photos in, I am going to do two separate posts. This one will be the zoo since we went there in the morning.

The Giraffes have to be a favorite of everyone's. Blake and Meredith sure loved them. Do you notice the ostrich in there too?Meredith loved the petting zoo and getting to brush the goats. (Notice her form!) Blake cheered her on from the other side of the fence.
Blake enjoyed pretending to be a lion.

Neither one, Blake nor Meredith, were too sure about the birds at the front entrance. They were beautiful but very loud.