There was lots of stuff to see! Rylee was mostly interested in the animals as long as she new she was safe..? We went into the petting zoo and she thought she was going die!!! 
Needless to say, Jon ended up feeding the animals his shorts and held Rylee high above them. What a hot day!!!!
These piglets were just born the day before we got to the fair. They are so cute!! Rylee didn't know what to make of them. 
This cow looked like it hadn't been milked in a year. Her utters were just about to touch the ground.
This fair is known for it's oddly fried foods. The hot new item of the summer was to try fried coke, which we had no interest in trying. We watched dare devils in a cage on a motorcycle and a motorcyle on a tight rope. They did a great job and no one died while we were there!...even better.
It was 108 degrees and we were cooking!!! Rylee tried to cool down in a little fountain that a couple others were playing in.
We went in the middle of the week so we beat the crowds because school was back in, thank goodness. 
This fair is known for it's oddly fried foods. The hot new item of the summer was to try fried coke, which we had no interest in trying. We watched dare devils in a cage on a motorcycle and a motorcyle on a tight rope. They did a great job and no one died while we were there!...even better.
It was 108 degrees and we were cooking!!! Rylee tried to cool down in a little fountain that a couple others were playing in.
We went in the middle of the week so we beat the crowds because school was back in, thank goodness. 
Despite the hot weather we had a good day together!
Thank goodness for shade!!!!
Unfortunately this time it was quite windy so the water was great for tubing!!!! There were tons of wind surfers out that day!!! Jon and I were impressed with how fast Rylee liked to go!!! She loved it...with a little coaxing!!!
Even Rebekah wanted out in the water and did great for a few seconds!!!
Leah had to be like her sister and got in on the action as well...for a couple seconds!!!
Even Aaron, who swore he couldn't get up behind our boat was a master that day!!! He got up and stayed up for a while...now Brittany, she's a different story, it was sure fun to watch her CRASH!!!!
Hanging out back on the shore!!! The kids loved the water!!!
Hanging out on the boat!! The girls loved the ride, no complaining here!!!
Even Rylee fell asleep to the rockin' and rollin' on the boat.
That night we all went back to our house for some good food and fun games. We ate the "man of the hour's" (Dad's) favorite dish consisting of baby back beef ribs, corn on the cobb, salad and rice pilaf. We had paper airplanes flying from every which direction hanging from the ceiling.
Even Rylee was decorated, love the stickers on her back!!!!!
The little girls were all playing together and having a great time!!!
We then went back in for a game of "Family Fued: Get to know the Retiree!!" I was Alexis Trabek!! We had questions that consisted of his very first job ever, favorite sayings growing up and how many hair colors!!! The winners of the game won "Hero Metals" for the brilliant display of valient answers!! Notice in this picture the display of Dad's old flying helmet from Vietnam and old and new pictures of the airplanes Dad flew. We also had out his journal from his mission to Chile. Great stuff to look at!!!
Our guts and cheeks were sore with laughter!!!!
Dad then opened a few gifts with one being from the kids. It was a DVD slide show montage of Dad's career and life. We then watched in awe. The music and pictures were great!!! Thanks to our tech gooroo, Jon!!!!
She loves music and always asks to put the stool in front of the piano so she can play and sing!!!
He was so excited to see us for a suprise visit.
He fed us lunch and Jon gave Rylee a tour of the engine.
They even let her sit in the recliner. She's looking a bit too comfortable. As you could tell, she didn't want to leave!!!
