A fall day off!

Our day yesterday started at the pediatric dentist. Since every one of Alex's dentist's appointments have consisted of screaming and crying, we again spent a lot of time discussing what would happen and what to do if he got scared. Nate was a model patient, chatting with everyone and happily getting x-rays done. Alex... he again screamed and cried.

Then we went to the state fair! We traveled light, no big camera with us. Obligatory Hipstamatic iphone picture:




This year's fair trip was our most successful to date, which says a lot because we've had some great fair trips. We decided to go on Senior Citizen Day. This was sheer genius on our parts because Kiddie Land was completely empty. There were no lines and it was relatively uncrowded at the kid-popular places like the PBS tent and the baby chick tent. The weather was perfect, sunny and low 80s.

Last year we learned the boys love fried Oreos (who doesn't love an oreo inside a doughnut?!) so we grabbed some for breakfast. I've said it before but one of the best parts of having four people in our family now is getting to split food four ways, sampling tons of fair foods.




The one thing that was different this year about the fair was that Nate and Alex had very different interests in rides. Nate will ride anything and wants to ride the fast, big, loud, crazy rides (aka mini Laura). Alex is pickier, choosing each ride depending on what looks good to him (aka mini Jon).

Nate talked Alex into one roller coaster before Alex decided he was done with them for the day. We spent a good deal of the day split up, me with Nate and Jon with Alex, riding rides that suited us. I have a strong suspicion this will be the case for years to come.

Jon and Alex are afraid of heights so Nate and I rode the ferris wheel by ourselves. And now I know where Nate will cooperate for photos - on rides.




We let them play a carnival game, we watched the pig races, and then we bought them one toy and came home. It was just enough of a trip for everyone to have fun. The boys were so good the entire day. October is a strong contender for favorite month of the year in North Carolina.

Often there will be a behind-the-blog story that doesn't make it into this sanitized version of events. From the boys, there was no story like that. The only blip in the entire day is that I had planned on chowing down like a crazy fool on fair foods but after breakfast of fried oreos and funnel cake, I didn't feel like eating anything else unhealthy all day. I'm either getting old or eating too healthy the rest of the time.

I can't possibly be getting old so I will blame it on good health!