a fun af"fair"

i have heat stroke, my feet hurt, there's a sticky, sweaty film on my entire body, and i smell of cows. worth it? yes. why? marley had THE BEST day today at the western idaho fair. this was marley's first official trip to the fair and man did she have a blast. mainly because she was able to spend it with her cousin claire (whom marley fondly, sweetly calls "clairebell"). we went late in the afternoon, which was not so smart seeing as how today i failed to listen to the weather forecast in which i'm positive the weatherman would have said "today- it will be AFRICA hot". we stayed a few hours, ate a few more things than we should have, but made some lasting memories. it was definitely a day both marley and i needed seeing as how school started back up for the both of us. so, i look at it as a reward! i can't think of a better reward to receive than being able to play with my baby girl all day at the fair.

*on a side note- one trip on a yearly basis is enough for me. unless the weatherman says "snow storm" in his upcoming 7 day forecast, the fair will wait until next year to see our sunburned faces again.*

marley riding a shetland pony named "courtney". (kid you not court, i'm not trying to hate or make a fool of you, being that you and the horse have the same name and all...)

you're eyes aren't fooling you! that is my baby girl milking a cow!!

 

 marley, claire, and uncle austin about to be buckled in for a ride. i don't remember how many times the ride operator yelled to austin as it was swinging back and forth "DON'T DRAG YOUR FEET!" ... just to have austin intentionally drag his feet again within the following 10 seconds.

 

 marley on her favorite ride- the dragon coaster. she chose to sit in the very back, alone. however, i highly doubt she will ever choose that seat again seeing as how she was whipped back and forth on the turns like a rag doll. at one point, she was so scared, she sunk to the floor with just her head popping up so she would stop sliding back and forth. remind me again why the second she got off the ride... she wanted to go again?