Monday, August 24, 2009

the good 'ol indiana state fair

Last Thursday night we made a trip to the State Fair. It was a perfect night...not too crowded, a cool breeze, and the wonderful aroma of fair food!! While Maryn loved the animals and hated the fair food, Jeremy and I quite enjoyed our fair entrees. You just can't resist a cold lemonade shake-up and an ear of hot buttered corn!! Not to mention a pork sandwich, corndog, and funnel cake. A no trip to the fair would be complete without a milkshake from the Dairy Barn. On our way out we stopped to do a little dancing and clapping to MC Hammer on the free stage. Should we count that as Maryn's first concert? Ahhh, what a fun Indiana evening!!
checking out the goats and sheep

feeding the goats

dancing with Daddy to a live performance by MC Hammer :)
(who knew he would end up at the fair?!?)

sharing some funnel cake with Mommy...yum yum!

oh how we love the zoo!!

This summer we have LOVED going to the zoo!! Each time we go Maryn finds a new animal to watch intently and declare a loud "yea!!" when they do something fun. We have a great love for giraffes and also for the elephants and penguins. The ocean building is one of our favorites and I think we could stay in there for an hour easily. Here are few snapshots of our favorite animals and some special people that shared in our fun zoo adventures this summer!

LOVE this picture!!!

Maryn looks so small with a big polar bear swimming above her :)

not willing to feed the giraffes, but okay with getting close

fun day with Grandpa and Grandma!

what a cute baby elephant!

checking things out with my cousin Stone

oh my goodness...my little baby looks like a big girl in this picture!!
her little pose cracks me up :)

fun day with Stone and Mamaw!

a taste of summer

best buddies....Maryn and Duke

she has now learned how to say "cheese" :)

peek-a-boo!

feeding baby...after I put the camera away she tried to sample the bottle as well :)

Maryn loves to paint!

staying cool in the little pool!

just relaxing...thanks Nolan's for my rocking chair !