Things are Looking UP (literally and figuratively).

I know some people don't care for the local fairs, but my kiddos and I love 'em. My teen likes to see the animals, ride the big rides (especially those that go very fast, or flip upside down), and eat elephant ears.

He still likes (and fits in) the kiddie rides.

My little guy likes to ride the kiddie rides.

He even likes the Merry-Go-Round

He even enjoys hopping on the merry-go-around.

This pic. makes me laugh. He went on the slide over and over again.
He liked the 'butterflies' it gave him in his tummy. ;)

But, every year, my youngest really wants to ride the bigger rides, and he's just not tall enough.  This year, things for him are looking up (literally and figuratively) because he's tall enough to ride (some of the big rides)!!  We had all-day wrist bands, so he rode that big slide pictured above, over and over again. You can see how little he looks going up the stairs with his burlap sliding sack under his arm. Awww.  That picture makes me laugh. He is growing up so big, so fast, but he still looks so little to me sometimes. :)

His first year being big enough to ride!

This year, the fair was a big deal for little man because he got to ride the swings. This was his first time and he loved it!

Peeping over the top of the bar on the Ferris Wheel

He also braved the Ferris Wheel (twice) ...

First time on the Tilt-a-Whirl without mom. He was thrilled to be at the height minimum.

and he got to ride without Mom on the Tilt-a-Whirl. He thought that was cool, I thought nuh uh, I'm going on that too, so I went with him on the next go around. If his chronic laughter was any indication, he didn't his mama riding at all. ;)

I was happy that he got to experience some things that were new to him this year. We had a great time!

Fairs & Sno Cones make this kid happy. :)

My favorite thing about the fair though, is it's a super easy way to make the kids happy, and create those summer memories I know they'll look back on and appreciate some day. Our fair is gone now, but it was a blast while it was in town, and we closed it down two days in a row. :)

I love summer!