Saturday is a special day!

I love fairs! My parents took us kids all the time when we lived in California and it was always something we looked forward to. We would spend hours looking at animals and watching demos and we loved all the exhibits with quilts and baked goods. It taught us to appreciate the hard work of others-at least that is what I got out of it. Plus, we always got to ride the big yellow slide and get "fresh" chocolate milk. The Utah State Fair is up and running and due to my love of fairs, we packed up the kids and spent a few hours there today. We had a great time!
I couldn't resist a pony ride for my boy!! He loved it and loved that the pony's name was "macaroni".

Tessa LOVED the bunnies!!

Our favorite animal of the day...the piglets. Sorry Macaroni!

A very happy boy-he found race cars!

Mommy and Adam after their ride on the big yellow slide. Adam screamed like a girl the whole way down and after he realized it was over said, "Let's do it again!".


After the fair we headed to my parents place for dinner. It is Oktoberfest! The Lemley side of my family is from Germany and we like to celebrate our heritage. My Dad cooks his super yummy German food and we get to enjoy it!

Dad's delicious bratwurst

The best German potato salad and other German dishes that I don't know the names of.

Since we can't have the real thing, we indulge on apple beer.

Our wonderful friends the Richards celebrating with us. I was upset when I was younger and found out that Uncle Scott and Aunt Maggie weren't really my aunt and uncle. Their kids and my siblings and I all grew up playing together. It is fun to now watch the next generation of kids play together.

Uncle David being an awesome uncle

And best of all-GO COUGARS!!!! Another awesome win today!!