August.

Once back home again, we had some pretty great rainstorms. And, being the exceptional mom that I am, I kicked my kids outside and told them to go play in it. They got soaked and had an absolute blast!!

And, what would August be without the State Fair?? The infamous butter cow....
One solitary ride....
And, something unhealthy deep fried....
We saw lots of tractors, too and cars, and animals and people. It was fun and we were all pooped by the end...

Julianne was sobbing for her light saber, but it was so late, we wanted her to just go to bed. Brooklyn must've handed it to her, because when I went to tuck them in, I found the pic above... At least I knew she'd be safe that night...

My kids go through these spurts where they crave constant entertainment and I can't get them to just play to save our sanity. Somehow, in the last week, they've been rediscovering their toys and how to play with each other. Julianne always loves a good "children" birthday party and she was having a ball with them...

Finally, this morning, we took one last trip to the zoo. Last time we missed the train, the Australian exhibit wasn't open and the new dinosaur exhibit. So, we went, saw all those things and had a ball!


It was a great way to spend our morning and I'm glad we went. Too bad that Jon couldn't go with us, though. Maybe next time...