The Fair 2013: Part Three

Finishing up the fair pictures, much to everyone's relief I'm sure.

Tuesday, I was back at my parent's camper feeding the kiddos lunch when my Mom came back grinning like crazy. She kept glancing over at Honey so I asked if Honey had placed well with something. She said no, that I had. I couldn't even begin to guess at what, so imagine my shock and surprise when we came back that evening and I discovered I had taken best in show for canning!

I entered a jam display too. They mangled it during judging.

Hangin' at the camper/tent.

This little grunt had the nerve to turn 1 that week. : (

Yearly tractor picture

By Sunday, my children were positively filthy.

We were gifted a pile of ride tickets (thanks Elisha!) and B. took the oldest 2 on the ferris wheel.

Muffin and Beans went on the merry-go-round

(that's my dad with Beans)

And then the motor cycles.

The End.

B. and I said it was one of the best fairs yet, though we couldn't pin why.

I was SO excited that 2 of my oldest friends were there, I haven't seen either of them in over a year!

As always, Monday morning I remembered all of the pictures I forgot to take. Like the one I wanted of me, Elisha and our broods. The last time she was at the fair, I was pregnant with Honey and I don't think she had even met her husband yet. 9 years later, we have 8 kids between us.

Here are a  few detailed pictures of things:

They were all heirloom veggies, of course : )

This was how my jam display looked before it was manhandled: 

From L-R: Pepper Butter;  Baked Beans; Blackberry Jam (from our wild berries!); Peaches and Pineapple; Pizza Sauce; and Cream of Mushroom Soup.

And now, I'm done with the fair.