State Fair Fun!

We took Alex to the State Fair today. He really liked all the commotion going on (around his 1 1/2 hour stroller nap). He got to play a little farmer at the Little Farm Hands exhibit. We saw baby animals that were born just yesterday. When he saw the cows he said "Moo" and "Baa" for the sheep. He really liked the french fries and tried a corndog. It was a beautiful day and we had a good time.

In other news, we're attempting to get Alex to use the potty. He will sit on it for a while, but hasn't done anything more than that yet. He sat on it tonight after asking to do so and wanted to read a book while sitting on it. He'll get the hang of it eventually! It's amazing how fast and how much he's growing! He's 20 months old!!

Playing PeekABoo at the fair! 

I'm not supposed to touch this! 

More summer fun!

We went to the Dakota county fair on Saturday. It was a really nice day and we had a good time. Alex was really mesmerized by the tractors and enjoyed watching them drive around. He went on a pony ride and saw some different animals. We spent a few hours walking around, eating some fair food, and enjoying the nice day. The rest of the weekend was pretty quiet. Alex met his Great Great Aunt Edna at her birthday picnic Sunday afternoon. He had fun playing with his cousin Rachel and swinging.

Wil's kids were here visiting for the last week. He went out to Idaho last Friday to see them and they came back here on Tuesday. They missed their flight on Monday by a few minutes so had to come here standby on Tuesday morning. Wil kept them quite busy all week. They spent time at MOA and went up to Albertville outlet mall. Went on rides at MOA and the rainforest cafe. I guess they were pretty much in awe over it all. They spent about all day Friday at Valleyfair and had a blast. Saturday was spent recouping and watching movies. It was very nice to meet them and we're looking forward to them coming for another visit (they still have quite a bit of MOA to see!)

Alex liked meeting his big brother and sister. He doesn't get it yet, but he will. He is doing very well and getting bigger and smarter by the day! He's just a sponge and learning so much. He is now trying to say his ABC's. He'l l just spontaneously say "h,i,k". It's pretty funny. He knows so much already...i'm amazed everyday!