Wild Weekend

What a wild weekend we had! Yesterday we started off the day with a 3 mile walk around White Bear Lake. The weather was just gorgeous and there were several people out walking. When we got done, we came back to my parents house and got ready for Woodbury Days. It was Sophia's first Woodbury Days as we did not go last year. She really enjoyed her crown that I made her as you can tell from the picture. The highlight of Woodbury Days for Sophia was getting a balloon. It is amazing how she is able to spot a balloon from anywhere in a crowd. This was great balloon as it was a bit bigger than most.

To finish off our busy day we went looking at patio furniture and stopped at Trader Joe's to get some groceries. Then it was off to bed for all of us as today we had a very early start.

This morning we got up bright and early to head back again to the Minnesota State Fair. I ran in the Milk Race this morning with my friend Courtney. We had a great run and the weather was perfect. After the race Hal and Sophia met me and we were off to see the sights and the food!

Sophia started off her fair experience this morning by having some Pronto Pup with her dad. She loved it and even ate it with mustard. What a surprise. After that we walked around and went into many of the buildings. We looked at the cars and then headed to the John Deer Tractor Kids Farm. Sophia got a bucket and then had to collect things along the way such as: corn to feed the cows, wool from the sheep, and she also planted a seed to get a pumpkin.

Here she is driving the tractor in the middle of her collecting.

When we were finished collecting all of the necessary items, she got to pick a prize. The prize she picked was a box of Golden Grahams cereal. This was also a first for her and she ate the whole box with a little help from mom and dad.

Taking a break with the chickens on the farm

Next, it was off to have some Sweet Martha's Cookies. This was also another huge hit in her world. The chocolate on her face can prove it!

After her big day at the fair, she couldn't take any more excitement and took a cat nap sitting up in her stroller. We figured it was about time to head home as we had been at the fair for more than five hours. When we got home, Sophia was wired and took quite a long time falling asleep for her afternoon nap. It was nice to relax a bit before getting ready for the day tomorrow.

Tomorrow it is back to Corey's house for Sophia and back to work for me! I am so blessed that I was able to spend the whole summer hanging out with Sophia. I couldn't have asked for more. Until tomorrow...