Doing the Fair-2009

Today we made a trip to The Ohio State Fair. I left work a little early and met David and Ally, my mom, Laura, John and Dylan and Julie, Brian, Kayla and Jillian all at the fair. It was a little rainy, but after a half hour or so, the sun started to come out and it turned into a really perfect evening to be at the fair. It was not very crowded and it was one of the first few days the fair was open, so it was a great day to pick to go. We mainly just wandered around and saw the animals, including pig races!, people watched (one of my favorite things to do) and ate a bunch of yummy fair food. Here is our day in pictures...

Visiting the sheep barn...Little D is all ready for the fair!He loved it!And they're off...the Martins on a mission to find the best fair food they can find.The Ferris Wheel...one of the tell-tale signs of the fair!KiddieLand! We quickly found out (much to David's dismay) that Ally and Jilly were too young to ride any of the rides, including David's beloved carpet slide...maybe next year, Bud!We visited the nature preserve area and saw all kinds of fun things. In the picture below, Ally is touching a giant tree log... And Smokey the Bear was there and he even knew Ally and Jillian's names! :-) Ally loved him...Jillian wasn't so sure...she was outta there!Pretty flowers (and if you look closely you can see some butterflies) in the Butterfly Garden... Just like her Daddy...Ally makes friends wherever she goes.Taking a break to rest up and for more Fair Food...YUM!Time for the pig races! Ally was so excited to watch these. We had to keep a close eye on her, because she really wanted on that track with those pigs! The races were hilarious and we were glad we got to watch them. The big fatty pigs at the end of the race were the best!Ally LOVED the petting zoo area and would have stayed all day. I don't know what was going on with the lighting when we were in there, but my pictures all have this red look about them. I think they must have some warming lights in there for the animals and alas, I was not paying close enough attention to the settings on my camera. Oh well, I still got some cute ones...

This guy was 161 years old and 303 pounds! That is a long time to be alive and be that heavy!

The fair is over for this year, but we will hopefully be back in 2010! It was a very fun time for all!

A Morning Walk

Ally and I were up early this morning and it was SO nice out that we decided to take a little walk up to our neighborhood park. I was such a great day out for a walk- not to hot, but not chilly at all. Ally loved looking around and pointing at all the fun things she saw and when we got to the park, we were the only ones there, which was kind of nice. I let Ally run around on the playground and she really had a good time on the swings. We spent about 20 minutes playing, before we headed back towards the house. What a great morning to spend with my little girl.

Ally and her signature hip-shaken dance move. This is seriously HILARIOUS in person...picture doesn't do it justice! This girl was born with rhythm!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEY!!!!

My baby sister turns 26 today! (I feel old) Happy Birthday, Ashley! We love you so much and we CANNOT wait until you are home with us!

When Did We Get a Bunny?

So, there is this bunny that has been hanging out in our yard for the past several weeks (possibly due to the height of our grass until this morning) and I have been trying to get a picture of him for a little while now. Every time we see him, it seems I am without my camera and as soon as I run to find it and get it ready, the bunny takes off. Well, this evening he was in our backyard just nibbling away on grass when we were out on the deck and he stayed for quite some time. Not only was I able to get some pictures, but David also got Ally to say rabbit. She was just yelling like crazy fot that rabbit to pay attention to her and she thought it was so funny. It just amazes me the things she is able to do now. She is so smart and is getting smarter by the day!
Here are some pictures of our summer yard guest and of a little girl who wanted to make sure that rabbit knew she was there and saw him! :-)
Oh, she also yells at airplanes too (she looks a little angry in the picture below, but she really LOVES airplanes...she was just really trying to get its attention. We just happen to live in a landing path for the airport, so she is in heaven with all the airplanes that fly over)...