State Fair of Texas

Do you ever wonder about the choices you make as a parent? Things you never would have considered before are now acceptable, simply because you crave that look of joy your child gets on that beautiful face! It sounds sweet, but in the end we stood in line for over an hour just so that Lys could get her face painted and be handed an inflatable balloon made into the shape of her choosing. Consindering that there were only about 5 families in front of us, I thought, why not? I sent her to wait in the face painting line and I stood in the balloon line and we would do whatever happened first. Who knew that Mr. Balloon man told a story as he expertly created each child's (and 2 adults') requests. It was definitely a sight to behold. He was great, but SO SLOW! By the time her face was painted, we were only 1 family away fron the treasured balloon. Tony caved and told her we could do that, too. (Did I mention how slow the balloon guy was and the fact that two adults in that last family in front of us requested he make THEM a balloon?) The trully sad part was that it was the last stop of the night, so we walked out of the vendor building and straight towards the car. The beautiful butterfly that graced Elyssa's face was only a car ride away from being washed down the drain... Lucky for us, the digital age made it possible for me to capture that butterfly and put it up on the web for all to see. :)

Other than that, we had a wonderful time at the fair. We saw real butterflies in each stage of their lifecycle. Visited a make believe farm. Watched a bagpipe band. Fed baby animals. Looked at the latest cars headed for the dealers. Ate a candied apple and a turkey leg. And even watched both girls pick a duck for a prize. It was a perfect way to spend a gorgeous afternoon!