A Long Time Coming

We have been in Minnesota for a month now. Getting into a routine with work and daycare has been fairly smooth. I still miss Brooklyn everyday, but it's getting easier. God is so great and we are blessed to have jobs, a wonderful person to watch Charles, and to be close to friends and family.
One big joy for us was to finally be able to go to the Great Minnesota Get Together. The State Fair!
It's been many years for both of us so we were very excited to go, twice, this year. Our first visit was with my Rachel. Here are some highlights..

There was a great kids activity that we went through with Charles. He had to 'work on a farm' collecting corn, feeding the animals, getting the eggs, milking the cow, sheering the sheep, and riding the tractor. At the end he brought his goods to market and exchanged them for a box of oatmeal. So fun!

 

 

 

Chris dreamed about having his own motorcycle one day...

And of course Charles loved being with Auntie Ray, Mama, and Dada for his very first time at the State Fair! 

 

Our second trip to the fair was with the bible study from Margaret's house. On this trip we witnessed a lamb being born, watched the lumberjack show for the second time (the first being with Rachel and Jody), and ate more delicious fair food. 

Speaking of food. Seeing as how we haven't been to the fair in so long we were mostly looking forward to all the good things to eat on a stick. And boy did we make up for lost time! Oy Vey. Good thing we had a few people to share tastes with so we didn't have to consume everything ourselves. Sharing is Caring, after all. 

sweet starters: mini donuts and chocolate covered strawberries

 

Mashed Potatoes on a Stick. To. Die. For. 

Thank you Ish for sharing :) and yes, that is sour cream and chive to dip it in. 

 

Speaking of Ish, Charles loved spending time with his Uncle 'Issaboh'

Heaven in my mouth: Fried Apple Pie with cinnamon ice cream. ohmygoodness

 

For a more sophisticated pallet: Sweet Corn Ice Cream. so good. so so good. 

Also consumed were classics like cheese curds, sweet martha's cookies followed my unlimited milk at the milk stand, pork chop on a stick and strawberry shakes. Another new one for me this year that I was able to have a bite of from Ishabor was the Wild Rice Burger. wow. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. 

Dear Minnesota State Fair, 

It was so good to see you this year after so many summers apart. Thank you for the people watching, time with friends, birth witnessing, food consuming, and all around good time. 

Until next year, 

*J