Iowa State Fair 2010

Yep, we all were at the fair together...and had to make sure I got a picture to prove it!! For most of the fair, either I go with just the 'girls' in the family, or its the girls and the kids.. as Tony just doesn't enjoy the fair as much as I do. So why make him go if he doesn't want to go three days :) But he did come for an afternoon, so he got to see the tractors and animals and the few things he does enjoy. And of course Mason loved having someone look at tractors with him, since I really didn't want to


Aunt Krissy and Mallory

Not quite sure why it is so hard to get a good picture with the kids.. mind you, there were about 20 photos taken, and I just chose a few to display in the following sequence....

The butter cow...

Butter Green eggs and ham....

The BEST food at the fair... pretty sure I hit this stand all three days we were there

Amazing sand art

The kids painted a ceramic figurine.. they so enjoyed that!!

Look at this tractor built out of wood.. and it only got a Red ribbon! They should have gotten a Blue ribbon for sure!!!

She doesn't look very comfy napping.. but thankful she did.. would have been extra crabby without that nap...

Mason's new thing.. MARBLES!! He was just practicing and seeing how it was done, they actually had kids competing..maybe next year after he has a year to practice

The kids favorite place at the Fair

Planting her seeds....

Harvesting the apples...

Gathering the eggs...

Selling the corn to buy fuel to put in their tractor...

Her legs were barely long enough!!

Milking a 'cow'

Selling their produce at the Farmers market to buy their 'treats'!!!

They have a newer building that has AC in which they have baby animals being born and then penned up to pet and see.. another highlight , for the kids and I

I LOVE baby pigs.. love their smell, love their hair... wish I could just have a pet baby pig :)

We actually all did this as a family for the 1st time!!! It was fun!!!

Look at this brand new Horse show building... it is beautiful. AND it has quilt blocks around the whole thing, one for every county! What a great addition the state fair this year.















Another food favorite... Cheese Curds





What would the fair be without the Big Boar?!!?

Here are just some random pictures...

What would a trip to the Fair be without looking at all the awesome quilts!! THIS one I believe is the best quilt I've ever seen. YES this is a quilt, not a picture. They took a family picture, then turned it into a quilt.... the closer you got to the quilt, the more it just looked like little 1" fabric blocks, but the farther away you went, you could make out the people. AMAZING!!!

Here is a close up of the mom's jeans and green grass!! I'm still amazed!!!

And of course they have a little bit of tatting in there.. THIS was my favorite.. gonna have to see if I can find this pattern!!!!
















I Love mini's... pretty sure I'll never be able to make something that looks this good!!




















What a GREAT use for a wedding gown!!!! I know I'll never be wearing mine again, but I also know I'm not gonna be the one to cut it up and make a quilt out of it. I'd surely ruin it!!!!