Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Iowa State Fair 2011

2011 Marked the 100 year anniversary of the Iowa State Fair Butter Cow...that's right a life size cow sculpted from butter! And believe me, it was much better looking than this big fat pig!


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Iowa State Champion Pig...almost 1300 lbs!!


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Josephine's first ride at the fair...easing into the fun:)


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Future Miss Polk County:)


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Lillian was a good tag along...especially considering how HOT it was!


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Upping the ante on the helicopter ride.


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First time riding the kiddie coaster.


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Mommy gets a turn taking a ride with Josephine on the swings.


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Lillian making friends with a cow statue.


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Look! We have the same hairdo!


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Model B John Deere Tractor


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Beep beep!


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They had an area set up for the kids to pretend to farm. They did everything from planting a "seed" to selling their "crop" and then using their earnings to buy a treat at the market.


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Planting her seed.


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Lillian with stand in grandparents (my friend Amy's Mom and Dad)


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Done planting her seeds.


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Milked the cow, sold all her crops and jug of milk, earned a dollar, and bought a bag of cheetos:)


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The BIG slide. We each took her down once. It's really fast! I was holding on to her tight but of course Josh had his arms up in the air. It was a lot of fun!


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A great day at the fair!

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