State Fair of Texas

While we were in Dallas for Graham's birth we took the kids to the State Fair of Texas. Mike has many fond memories of going to the fair with his dad and brother. Their goal was to try to win as many prizes as possible. He said they would have a trash bag full by the end of the day. We did not attempt any of the games but we had a great time walking around, riding a couple of rides and eating...

We "tried" to take a family picture with Big Tex. Fletcher's Corn Dogs are DEFINITELY the best fair food ever. Just don't think about the number of grams of fat and calories they have in them and enjoy!All four kids loved the corn dogs. Emery and Aubrey even enjoyed theirs with mustard on it.
My brother was working in one of the First Aid stations on that day so we stopped by to say "Hi!" to him. The girls had a hard time understanding why Uncle Drew had to work instead of be with them and they were really confused about where his helicopter was that day.
The College Gameday truck was there for the OU/Texas game the next day.
Daddy took Aubrey and Emery on a carousel ride. Aubrey had a big smile on her face the whole time and Emery cried the whole time.
Aubrey and I rode a roller coaster together. I tried to get her to ride with no hands. She held on pretty tightly to the lap bar but had a blast.
The next best fair food is a funnel cake. Lily made sure she licked every bit of the powdered sugar off that plate. Not a very healthy day but it was all very delicious.
After a morning of walking, eating and enjoying a beautiful fall day, the kids were very tired!