Fall Back: State Fair

My oh my- how time flies when you're having fun!

Our Octobers and Novembers are always fun and busy, and this one has been no exception.

So: Flash back. A few weeks ago, your Aunt April, Uncle Taff, Autumn and Addison came up to Dallas for our second annual pilgrimage to the Texas State Fair.


It's amazing how much has changed in one mere year. Last year you were hardly old enough to really know you were at the State Fair, let alone have fun.

And the year before that (your semi-first State Fair), you were just there for the food.

But this year, you had a blast.

You rode one (1) ride with your Daddy!
(this was actually a bit traumatic for both of us...but at the end you still loved me and you didn't hurl, so it was a success)

Your cousins went on a few more:


You finally took a nap in the car exhibit (after we changed your diaper near a 2012 model).

You and your cousins went to the Petting Zoo and had so much fun feeding goats, lambs, and cows and looking at Kangaroos, Emus, Ostriches, Pigs and more. This was a perfect time for you to show off your animal sounds and your animal-feeding abilities.





It's almost as if we are training you to work on a farm. Which is good, since you, Addison and Autumn also got to spend some time working on a pretend farm. You were very good at watering the fake plants and planting your seeds. You milked a fake cow and threw a fake egg. You did not ride the tractor.


All in all, though, the best thing about the weekend wasn't the Fair or the food or the fried goodness (mmm...corny dogs): it was the family.


You got some good quality cuddles with your Aunt and Uncle (and Mimi and Pops too) and had a general blast playing with Autumn and Addison. Crazy family fun!



You and Autumn even actually wrestling! It was a sight to see. But don't worry, as always, you fought fair.

Nature Boy (or Mud Man)

One day you and I were walking back from the playground when we heard someone yelling from a nearby back yard: "Is that our neighbor?"

It was two of our little neighbor boys in their backyard, looking through the fence, saying hi to you...buck naked.

I thought "well, the weather's nice enough...we should let Aidan play naked in the backyard and see what happens."

So, that night, I stripped you down and let you wander around the backyard. You loved it!

I told Mommy of how much fun you had and then she decided we had to do it again...and again...




Since then you've had 2 or 3 fun, fully nude, muddy, wet, sunny play times outside. And you've totally bonded with nature each time.






You don't care if you get rocks on your tush or sticks on your tush. You've got scraped up legs and a splinter in your finger, but you still LOVE being naked outside. Fun in the sprinkler, fun in the sun, even fun swinging and spinning in and out of the water.

And then, of course, it's bath time!

Your Mommy says that you are just like she was: a mud-pie making, outdoors-loving, muddy, dirty kid.




You're really becoming quite the Nature Boy...and we love it!


Good clean fun for all!

The end!