a fair to remember

It's hard to believe it is already "that time of year". . . the Great Minnesota Get Together. Around May we start talking about the fair (well, cheese curds and Sweet Martha's cookies to be exact) and it always seems so far away. . . but before we know it, we are sitting at the fair enjoying the foods we were only dreaming about a few months earlier!

We went to the fair twice this year which was a first for us (yes, we have officially become one of those Minnesotans) and I think we successfully got our fill of the food, farm animals, and fun! Bergen had a BLAST between getting a close look at the animals, eating loads of junk food (any 3-yr-old's dream), learning how to be a farmer (note tractor pic below) and riding the giant slide. Annika slept through most of the fair and when people would get a glimpse of our little peanut they would ask if we had just come from the Miracle of Birth Barn (ha, ha. . . note sarcasm). We ate all of our usuals: Pronto Pup, corn on the cob (thought of you Beret!), Sweet Martha's Cookies, and cheese curds (I can still feel my arteries clogging). And we tried a few new ones: Fried Veggies on a stick, Corn Fritters, Dippin' Dots and Spam Curds (okay, truth be told only Lars ate that one!)

And while it is hard to believe the fair has come and gone, it is harder to believe that the summer has come and gone as well. Every year we look forward to the fair with slight hesitation because we know it marks the end of summer. We are looking forward to what fall has in store for us. Hopefully cooler days filled with sunny skies and nothing but wonderful new memories with our two beautiful children.

Here is a little video of Bergen and Lars on their 4th (yes, 4th!!) trip down the Giant Slide.