Saturday, October 27, 2012
Just some sweet pics of Mia!
My silly Mia...fell asleep with her marker still in her hand ;)
When my Meme moved from the home that I spent so much time in growing up, into a Retirement home, she offered me her sweet hutch, the one that kept all of her cookbooks, my Papa's silverware from the Army, holiday trinkets, etc. I have yet to put anything in the storage at the bottom, and this silly girl has found a new place to spend time ;)
I just realized that I haven't even written a post about our newest baby, Gypsy. I will do that soon. She was a rescue who needed a safe home so badly. She was one of the best decisions we have made. She is just as sweet of a girl as our Cleo, and we are so lucky to have her. Here she is with Mia in our blanket basket! Cleo was sitting close, as well...because Mia was passing our goldfish ;)
State Fair of Texas 2012
A few weeks ago we went to the State Fair with Mia's best friends, Marley and Casey, just like we did last year. It was a fun day, despite the fact that we did not realize that we planned to go on the same day as the TX/OU game. It was really quite pleasant while all of the game folks were inside the Cotton Bowl for the game, but it did get a little crazy after the game let out. There were a lot of stumbling, beer drinking, cussing college boys, and even grown adults all around us, but we soon figured out that if we steered clear of the Midway, it was much better. This year we decided to try the wagon idea that we saw last year. The girls LOVED it! It has it's perks, and it's disadvantages. It was really nice that they could just stretch out, and enjoy the ride. It was nice to have a place to put everything, and not have to carry anything on my shoulder, but sometimes when it got really crowded, it was more difficult. It's really sad to think that only a week later, our beloved Big Tex burned to the ground :( As silly as this sounds, that really made me feel sad. Big Tex has been a symbol of all of the sweet memories made in my childhood at the Fair with my parents and my sister. I know they will re-build a new one for next year, but still just so sad. This was Big Tex's 60th birthday. I'm glad that Mia got to see him one more time before he burned down. Also, being almost 6 months pregnant on this trip posed some new difficulties. For instance, having a bladder that only lasts about 30-45 minutes, and restrooms being so far apart, and with super long lines. I tired out a little easier this time, as well....but all in all...it was a great trip!
Taking a little cat nap on the way...
Mia, Marley and Casey. They actually all liked the other's wagons at first, so Mia is in theirs, and the twins are in Mia's! Lol! They switched around all day long!
Our sweet Big Tex....Poor guy :(
I'm so glad we got to see him one last time. I wonder what the new one will look like? I hope just the same!
This next picture cracks me up! Marley and Casey's wagon was squeaking, so Lili took the greasy wrapper from Mia's corn dog to grease the wagon! Haha!
Here come my 9,000 pictures of all of the animals in the petting zoo. Always our favorite!!!
Mia's favorite...the beautiful giraffe!!
My little animal lover. She has such a sweet heart for all animals. I enjoyed seeing her face getting to feed these sweet babies.
Our escape from the TX/OU madness! The Chinese Lantern Festival was beautiful!
This elephant is always Mia's favorite!
Mia and Marley
Casey, Mia and Marley!
This Chinese Dragon was amazing! When we got up close, we saw that it was made from porcelin dishes! Truly incredible. Plates, spoons, etc...
This dragon was made from tiny little medicine bottles filled with colored liquid!
Mia's first ride on a Farris Wheel! She was so excited waiting in line!
My big girl waiting for the farris wheel to start moving!
She loved being up high!!
After this ride, the girls were very much done. They had a great time, but were very sleepy! Until next year, Big Tex....and next year we'll have a new little girl to show everything to! :)
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