Paci-free, Daddy's birthday, and the State Fair

Free Cereal after our "work" on the farm
Planting in the Garden

Sampling the dirt from the garden

Riding the tractors

Ready to Go! Working on the Farm

Luke going Down the Slide with Daddy

Luke in the Bumper Boats. I did not get many pictures of Liam in the boats because the first thing he did was stand up and I freaked out because I thought he would likely jump out any second (even though there were adults wading in the water).

Check out this big Cow, Daddy!

Liam was very interested in the cow, though he did not touch it...just watched very closely.

More cows...

We had a very nice Labor Day weekend and enjoyed some extra time with Daddy. John's birthday was on the Friday, Sept. 4th and we celebrated with our first trip to the MN State Fair. The fair is a big thing around here and everyone talks about it each year. We spent around 5 hours at the fair and sampled some of the "highly acclaimed" food. The weather was beautiful and the boys really enjoyed the animals. Liam was particularly interested in the cows. Luke mostly enjoyed climbing the bars outside the animal pens. On Daddy's birthday, we also gave up our pacifiers (for the most part). We are still using them at naps and bedtimes, but they don't leave our cribs which was a big step for us. Luke, particularly, had a difficult time with this one, but he is adapting now and doing much better. The rest of the Labor Day weekend we spent enjoying the nice weather and celebrating John's birthday with a peaceful dinner out for John and I. We enjoyed a picnic with some friends on Saturday and John ran a 10K race on Labor Day. It was a great way to finish out a beautiful summer. I am including several pictures from our trip to the State Fair. Enjoy!