The Fair - Continued

Pima County Fair: Day 2

I-Man helping J-Man squirt water at the target

J-Man and Mr. Mr. on the Monster Truck ride

Going up the hill

Hay Bale Maze

Mr. Mr. in the huge sandbox

I-Man helping Mr.Mr.

J-Man in the sand

Piglets

another piglet

Cow

Jersey Calf

Mr.Mr. at the Demolition Derby

Beauty Contest

The winner is white car with red bucket on top

Demolition Derby in Action

73 was the car I-Man thought would win

He came close but got stuck in the mud

J-Man and I-Man after the demolition derby was over

I-Man playing checkers

J-Man milking the pretend cow at the kids farm

Picking fruit off the tree

Mr.Mr. next to the tractor

Whoa, that tire is big!

J-Man picking a carrot out of the garden

J-Man and Mr. Mr.

at the Garden Train exhibit

Lots of Trains

Old coal mining train

We had a lot of fun looking at all the exhibits

and I-Man wants me to enter my cinnamon rolls

and a decorated cake next year for the contest at the fair. 

We'll see what I can come up with.

Pima County Fair

Thursday was wristband day at the Pima County Fair

1 Donation of Dr.Pepper = $5 off Wristband

Wristband = Unlimited rides

Our awsome neighbors joined us for the rides this year

I-Man had his buddy M.G.

and J-Man had his buddy J.G.

J.G and Mr. Mr. on the Dune Buggies

J-Man on the Dune Buggy

Mr.Mr. and J-Man on the Bus Train

I-Man and Mr. Mr. in the Funhouse

That ride was so fast, they screamed

and laughed and begged to go again.

J.G. Mr.Mr and J-Man in the Teacups

Favorite Rides at the Fair

J-Man: All of the Fun Houses

I-Man: Alien Abduction,

The Flying Dutchman and The Sky Flyer Swings

Mr.Mr.: The Rocket Coaster

J.G: The Roller Coasters

M.G.: Alien Abduction

We rode a lot of rides that day. 

 I rode one the bigger rides like the rollercoasters

and the Farris wheel with them. 

 It was a blast.

We are going back today to see the animal auction,

 the demolition derby and of course have the food.

Navajo Taco's and Roasted Corn on the Cob are my favorite.

J-Man's Swimming Lesson

J-Man was so excited to start swimming lessons again

He has been asking about them all winter

J-Man being silly with his goggles

J-Man waiting his turn

Mr. Mr. watching J-Man 

So Cute

Practicing Kicking

Mr.Mr. kept pointing to the water

J-Man learning to swim on his back

all by himself

High Five

Mr. P is The Human Airplane

J-Man can swim across the pool,

swim and float on his back

and his favorite jump in from the side.

Thank you Sunshine Swim School.

Mango Hats

My kids love eating mangos!

The 99Cent store in Green Valley AZ recieves fresh produce on Monday's.

This past monday they had a lot of mangos.

So, to the delight of my children I bought some!

I make Mango Hats for them to eat

Slice the mango into two parts on either side of the pit,

Make a criss cross pattern with a sharp knife down to the skin of the Mango

warning do not cut through the skin

Then flip the mango inside out

Voila! Mango Hat.

Mango Hat= Mess Free Eating

Mango Hats and Pits

I-Man demonstrating how to eat a Mango Hat

Mr. Mr. finished his Mango Hat

The pit is good to eat too.

Sprinkle Sticks, Baby Birds and the Cowboy Dog

Do your kids bring home the most interesting (they believe) sticks?

What do you do with them?

J-Man insisted on making a sprinkle stick.

Put elmer's glue on stick and sprinkle with glitter.

I am not sure what you do with a sprinkle stick,

but it sure is sparkly.

J-Man say cheese

J-Man and Mr. Mr. with their super train track

Any one who is familiar with our family knows we are involved with soccer

It is a way of life around here.

To prove it Mr. Mr. and J-Man have

used soccer language in our daily lives.

Mr. Mr. wanted to show me something and he said

Hustle, Mom, Hustle!

We were learning about the creation in Gen. 1

We had gotten to the fifth day when God creates the Fish and the Fowl. 

 So I asked J-Man if he knew what a fowl was.

His response:  A Yellow Card

When Mr. Mr. gets really quite for more than a minute

 you must find out what he is doing.

This time he put on my make-up.

The humming bird in our yard laid two eggs. 

They hatched about a week ago and

here is the baby bird waiting for food.

J-Man is convinced that Bouba is a Cowboy Dog

I asked, "Why is he a Cowboy Dog?"

J-Man: Because he has a rope

Bouba was kind enough to take this abuse

 and even let J-Man grab and rope his tail.

Good Dog!