A Whole New Experience.....

Well, it is that time of year again, summer is winding down, the buses have taken over the roads in the mornings and the Indiana State Fair is going in full force!! I love the fair, even if I have had a few tramatic experiences while attending it! Now that Hannah is a bit older Chuck and I get to experience more then just the food (yes we used to go for just the food, oh and people watching)!!
Yesterday was $2 Tuesdays, this meant it was only $2 each for Chuck and I to get in and it also meant that many of the vendors had food options (smaller portions which is perfect) for $2! The only downfall to yesterday is that I believe it was one of the hottest days of the summer!!!!
Anyways, after we parked we ran into these guys...he looks pretty big but they were actually miniature horses that were giving kids rides....Chuck wouldn't let Hannah go for a ride but we did hang out with them for a bit!

Not quite sure what to think of this thing.....

After we had some fun with the horses we started our long walk around the midway, first up, corn on the cob or as Hannah would put it....NUMMY!! She loved it, we did get her to actually take a few bites of the corn but mostly she was just licking the butter off, can't say that I blame her...

It was SUPER hot, but acutally the reason she is so red is because we were in a red tent!! I believe in this picture I was trying to get a bite of the corn and she was looking at me like I was crazy!

We hit up the potato tent, the dairy barn which I think is Hannah's favorite because they gave her free ice cold milk and the fried cheese! Saw the train drive by us a few times and then found this....FREE ICE CREAM!! Yup, it was pretty good....

On our way out we found these guys....GOATS!!! They were so fun, Chuck and I are bad parents and didn't have any quarters to get food to feed the goats but another nice girl gave Hannah some of hers. Hannah is still working on sharing so I am not sure if she was debating about eating the goat food herself or if she wasn't sure she wanted the goats tongue to lick her hand but she eventually held it out and both the goat and Hannah were happy!!

Ha, see Chuck's hand? Always the nervous father!!

I think they were really friendly though!! Cute huh?

It was getting late (but not any cooler) so it was time to head home, Hannah wasn't all that happy about it! (Look at that hair!!) We picked up a couple $2 slushies and headed to the car! It was an awesome evening at the fair!

I am pretty sure I have mentioned this before but Chuck is training to run the Columbus Marathon in October. I was not ready to step up to the plate and train for a full marathon but Hannah and I offered to be an awesome cheering squad and be available for moral support whenever needed. Saturday Chuck was scheduled to run 14 miles which happens to be the farthest he has ever run! Fortunately we found this awesome 5 mile run in Broad Ripple, our old stomping ground, which was stroller friendly and fairly flat. Since it is the middle of summer we try to incorporate structured runs into Chucks training schedule whenever possible because water and or gatorade is normally provided at some point on the course! So Chuck got up bright and early, drove to his office and ran 6 miles to the start of the race where he found Hannah and I waiting for him.

The next 5 miles had to be much more enjoyable for him since he had Hannah and I. Chuck dropped us off at the finish line and headed on to finish his last couple miles. He did awesome and I am very proud of him for doing this! While he kept running Hannah and I enjoyed post race goodies and waited for the Kiddie run to start.
I love races that are family friendly....

I am sorry to say we missed the kiddie run because I couldn't get Hannah out of the bouncy tent!! Not gonna lie, can't really blame her, this looked like way more fun!!

I am looking forward to spending the whole weekend with her.....

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