Cache County Fair and Summer Events

Cache County Fair

August 2008

About a month ago, we took Tom to the Cache County Fair. He thought it was a wonderful treat. Food, animals, and tractors - what more could a young boy want?

He was anxious to ride on the pony ride - but we didn't think he would actually like it. However, after some rather relentless pestering and some unfair manipulation with those big eyes of his, he won out. And he actually did really well on the horse - he managed to stay on the entire time and even tried to negotiate for another ride - but the line was simply too long.

One animal that really fascinates Tom is the pig. But he is deathly afraid of them, too. So, here is Tom - getting as close as he dares to go.

John and Tom "watching" the cow judging show.

John and Tom by the big tractor.

Tom REALLY enjoying his turn on the front end loader. This was at the end our visit to the fair... after prying him off the big equipment, he wasn't such a smiling creature anymore.

Ever wondered how to eat a hot dog with out actually eating the bun? Well - this happens to be Tom's specialty. He absolutely loves hot dogs and insists that they be in a bun, but he never actually eats the bread - just the hot dog.

OTHER SUMMER EVENTS

So, this is actually the gem of this posting. What better way to spend the Pioneer Day holiday? Here is Tom sword fighting with his Aunt Teresa - who is dressed up in a hula skirt and coconut bra that she brought back from Hawaii. Bet most people have never seen this side of Teresa before....

P.S. The front room of my parents house is so cluttered because we were cleaning out all the closets and taking away all of our junk from when we were kids - and other paraphernalia we have accumulated and left at the folk's house over time. This practice automatically starts many trips down memory lane... hence the game of "dress up".

This is our oh-so-fun, but oh-so-disgusting Root Beer Tasting contest - conducted over the last Labor Day. Participants included: Teresa, Amy, Sue, Dad, Mom, Liz, Tom, John, and Becca. Testing proctor: the carbonation-shunning Lindsey. (Not pictured here). The test involved nine brands of root beer, to be tasted blindly by the participants. The victors of our contest were locked in a three-way tie with two correct guesses each. Its a lot harder than we ever imagined... and somehow Root Beer doesn't taste as good anymore.

And finally - here is our fearsome, weapon-yielding two-year old. And truly, the most fearsome aspect is the "Tommy" embroidered Mickey Mouse hat... Disney has managed to infiltrate even our anti-Disney household.

Tom-isms

As I still haven't been the to photo lab to get any pictures developed - and we are still basically doing the same thing we have always been doing, I thought I would just post some recent "Tom-ims" that have kept us entertained.

1. Tom's favorite thing in the world is to sword fight with his two foam swords. Putting on his boots, his belt and slipping his sword into his belt transforms him into a fearsome pirate-soldier who will not take no for an answer.
After about half an hour of being poked and jabbed incessantly by his sword, though, one gets tired of the game. Which was just the case with his mom the other day who told him that she was through with playing swords and not to poke her any more. Well, the little pirate came charging up just the same and began another onslaught of poking. Being completely irritated by now, she said "I am going to take your sword away if you don't stop poking me." To which, he replied, "I'm not poking you - I'm poking your shirt."

2. One afternoon, mom and Tom were taking naps - Tom in the playroom and Mom on the front room couch. Suddenly, Mom wakes up to Tom coming pounding into the room, his arms flung wide open, shouting... "TA DA!! I'm awake!"