Bend is a reasonably small town. Not so small that we wait for sheep to cross the road, but small enough that for the events that are going on in and around Bend, it is a big deal, and everybody is attending. The fair was the hype this last week. The fair itself was in Redmond, which is about 20 minutes outside of Bend, and there was a lot of friends, and work friends of Sam's talking about the fair. So, Sam came home from work one day with the idea of taking the family to the fair. I thought it was a great idea, I am a sucker for rides, and an even bigger sucker for an outing with the family. We decided to go on the Friday, which I had worried it would be busy but, there was really not much of a crowd at all. Sam only worked half day, and as he was gone I got all packed up and ready for when he got home. The first stop, however, was to get sunglasses for the boys- babiators. Highly recommended. They are adorable, they don't fall off, and they replace them altogether if they break- a win for a mom of little boys whose delight in life is jumping off of absolutely everything. As we were parking the car and they got a glimpse of the rides, Kaj exclaimed: "Josh! Look! It's a fair!! Yay!!" He was so excited!! He had asked the day before what the fair was and all I could think of was there are rides, and games…I didn't mention the carnies, but that did the trick and he was very happy to go to the fair. We first walked over the rides, and evaluated what Josh could ride-he has about a year before the two of them will be able to ride just about everything. They had so much fun riding the planes. We then went to walk to see the games, and they went fishing and won these blow up hammers, and it was awesome seeing the two of the walk around bonking each other in the heads with them. It was a hot day, and Josh was literally dripping sweat from his sweet face, so we spent some time in the indoor exhibits, which was perfect. They had a sandpile full of corn kernels with trucks, and they played in that contently for at least 45 minutes, which because it was so hot out we were totally fine with that. That way Rowan was able to get out of the stroller, and hang out with us also. And, as if I haven't said it enough…Rowan is a sweet one! He has the sweetest face, and the brightest smile, and he just lights up just saying "hi" to him. He was good. All the boys were. We ended with cotton candy..? Sam's suggested. And then another ride, and we went to get actual food at Baldy's BBQ which was really tasty. Sam teased that if we go out with the boys to a restaurant we should be able to get a stronger drink. Haha!! It was border line insanity in the restaurant. A lot of spills, and jumping up and down, blowing milk bubbles, and Josh's insistent pursuit of finding the garbage can to throw away napkins for no reason at all. Sam and I had a great time together with all the boys in tow. It was a great suggestion, and we will do it again next year, because I definitely was eye balling the biggest ride there, and I can't wait to be able to go on it with my boys. 
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