The Great Big Fair

Something about taking the kids to the fair today made me think about how lucky I am, and how I just can't believe every day that these kids are mine. Mine to take to the fair. I remember when the fair was as huge as it is to them. I remember when all the people looked tall, and how far it seemed to walk from one end to the other.

I remember looking at the big stuffed animals and wanting them, just like Drew won for Hailey and Keelyn today.
I remember being timid about the rides...and felt so much joy to see Hailey spinning around in a tea cup.

And it seems like so long ago, and it seems like last year, that Hailey was this tiny, walking around the gardens with us.

And it was last year, that Hailey braved the big slide with Daddy, and she looked forward to it all week...and she loved it all over again.
And this doesn't really bring back any memories, but it's a cute picture, right? Keelyn was so mesmerized by the sounds and smells and people around, that it was impossible to get her to look down at me from her favorite perch.

And there are my girls. My two, beautiful girls. Truly, I can't believe they're mine. Sometimes it's like an out of body experience. Like, how did we get here...to having this big huge four-year-old who likes tea cups, and her baby sister who named everything we passed by the whole day? It's going so fast, and I guess the annual fair marks another year gone by. Next year, there will be more rides, and more memories.