owenge cOWnty fur...a summer staple

the praying mantes (sp?) that was climbing all over Carolyn

Dylan and Lexie got cards from home!! They were so excited!

beautiful VA sunset on the way to the fair!

The cool kids car going to the fair

Two little farmers. Who needs this when you actually do it anyway on the farm :)

Lexie and Dylan practicing milking a cow.

This was on a plastic cooking shield thing at one of the food stations, so I had my mom take a picture and I guess the lettering is reflective so it came out really bold with the flash! We thought it was pretty crazy. 

Piggies! A few of the many animals we saw at the fair. The Orange County Fair is mainly animals from the 4-H kids. We were by some goats and the little boy who raised them was there and told us we could "climb over and pet them". 

Dylan terrorizing the ducks and chicken.

Lexie was watching the cloggers very intently. We were wondering when she would just go up on stage and join them. Cheri you'll have to find a clogging class for her. She was inspired!

In a HUGE tractor bucket. My friend Susanna from high school is on the far right.

They didn't have any rides at this fair, only this rock climbing wall. Lexie got pretty far and Dylan kind of did with some help from Grandpa.

Yeah!

mmmm, mmm, funnel cake! A county fair necessity. After my mom suggested it Susanna and I decided we would get a funnel cake booth and travel one summer doing funnel cakes at fairs all across the country! It actually sounds like a lot of fun!