On September 1st, the girls and I rode to St. Paul with Ang and Ella for the Minnesota State Fair! We met up with Mom and Dad and Uncle Mike. This was our second year all going together, I think it will need to be a yearly end-of-summer necessity. It was a warm day, but not as hot as last year. Perfect weather for the most part, and though the forecast called for rain, the sun was shining most of the day!
packed like sardines in Auntie Ang's Jeep...
...but Maira's excited, this will be her first time at the fair!
Malena's a pro at this. And lookin fly!
Grandma was happy to see her girls.
Grandma's favorite...all the milk you can drink for just $1. Malena and I must have had at least 6 glasses each throughout the day. All that walking around in the heat, really works up a thirst!
Uncle Mike bought us cheese on a stick. Yum. It was the only fair food I had all day- other than over-priced pop to drink. Watching my pocket book...fair food is too spendy for this mama!
Auntie Ang getting her baby fix.
our sweet Twins fans! Maira got this onesie from Uncle Mike before she was born- before I actually knew if I was having a boy or girl. So it's pretty special! Mike's a big Twins fan.
Yep... Joe Mauer.
My Minnesota Turkey!
My favorite fair activity was an attraction called "Little Farm Hands." Malena and Ella participated (although it was made for ages 3-10). There was walking path that the girls followed, it took them through a bunch of different farming "chores." They milked a pretend cow, planted seeds and picked vegetables, rode on little tractors, fed some hens and collected eggs... At the end there was a farmers market, and they were paid a pretend dollar for their goods. (Milk, eggs, vegetables...) They got to choose something to buy with their $1- Malena got a yogurt cup, Ella got an apple. It was really cute, fun for the girls and for us.
getting aprons and pails for feed
Uncle Mike was a big help!
...of course he was Maira's chaperone most of the day. <3
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