#3.

cows? check. merry-go-round? check. fellow maniac to have an extreme amount of fun with? check. i think ella's exact words were 'i had a really good time at the fair.' totally unprompted, out of the blue. those words brought a smile to my face and i asked her to repeat them just so i could hear them in all their goodness one more time. i was glad i sucked it up and carried captain around for two hours in the heat. sweat does the body good right? we saw pigs, goats galore, cows, and thanks to emma's daddy, got to pet a calf. who consequently pooped right as the petting occurred, but that didn't deter any of the fun. both littles did amazingly well. i couldn't believe how well-behaved ella & emma were holding hands everywhere. so much nicer than last year's hellish trip with ella's alter-ego hella ella. we got our fix of dirt, corn dogs, and farm life and had a mighty fine time i must say. summer bucket list #3, check!