Holiday World, CMOE, and 4H Fair

With only two weeks of summer break left we decided to go to Holiday World and then enjoy the 4H fair.  We had purchased tickets for Holiday World at the beginning of the summer knowing we would go sometime.  I was just waiting until Langston was big enough to leave because we didn't want to take her and have her out in the heat all day.  Also, we wanted to be able to ride some of the rides all together since Easton was tall enough for more of them this year.  My parents and sisters decided to go on a Monday and we figured it was a good enough day to join them.  With all of the heat we had been having it ended up being a great day.  It had rained the night before making things a bit cooler, but the clouds only hung around for the morning.  By the time we got there it was nice and pretty out.  We ended up staying from open to close making the most out of our day.  We still didn't get to a good number of rides because of the lines.  Kenan can go on almost all of the attractions now and he would to if we had time.  Next year we may have to get there more than once to hit everything.  Easton had a lot more fun this year as well because he could ride on a number of family rides.  He looked so little with all of the big kids, but he would even go on the roller coasters if he was able to.  He is fearless and wants to do everything his big brother does.  Angie my sister-in-law watched Langston and she said she did a great.  I missed my little girl since this was the first time leaving her.  She had to have four bottles and she had only had one previously two nights before.  I think she did okay with them but was glad to have me back.

The same week we went to Holiday World was the Vanderburgh County 4H Fair.  The last couple of years we have bought passes and gone almost every day.  This year with Langston and the heat we ended up going only Friday and Saturday night.  Friday night my sister Michele sang in the talent show and they had the Tractor Pull.  We mainly walked around and looked at the animals and got food after the talent show because the tractor pull is really loud.  Nick did take the boys over to the grandstands to watch a bit of it though.  Saturday night was the demolition derby.  Nick and I have gone almost every year as long as we have been together.  Since exposing the boys to it they now love it as well.  This year Nick's parents came with us for the first time.  My sister Michele also came as she has the past couple of years.  We like to pick a car and see whose car makes it the farthest.  Kenan won twice and Michele once.  This was the first year we saw the whole demo derby because they shortened it for fear of rain.  We even had time afterward to ride some of the rides.  Kenan went on one of the big ones with my sister Michele and I even rode the Zipper.

Finally, the Friday we went to the 4H we also went to CMOE with Angie and Tenley.  Gretchen had given us free passes so we had to add to our full summer by using them.  Isabelle went with us as well.

All Tenley wanted to do was grab Langston's bow.