State Fair

My parents and sister decided to go to the State Fair this past weekend and invited Cambree to join them. I decided since I hadn't been out in a month, I should get out of the house and join them.

It was my first time really leaving Addison. I wasn't too sad to leave her since she was home with her daddy. She's such a snuggle bug, I had to give her loves before Cambree and I left...

 

As we started walking around, I was pushing Cambree in her stroller and she said "Here papa" and reached out her hand. It was pretty dang cute, I was pushing her in her stroller while she held my dad's hand. Such a Papa's girl.

 

Cambree LOVES animals. Any kind of animal to her is cute. She was excited to ride the pony's. I can't believe how big she's getting, she looked so independent while riding the pony. You could tell even though she had a serious face, she really enjoyed it. All day today she has talked about riding the horsey's.

 

We walked barn to barn looking at all the animals, and Cambree was beyond thrilled. She would shriek and giggle when we'd enter each stable and see the different animals. She has no fear what so ever. She walked right up to all the animals to pet them. We asked if she could pet this huge cow, they told us as long as she stood behind the cow that it was fine to pet him. She didn't care where she needed to stand as long as she could pet the cow, she was happy.

 

 

I was so happy I joined Cambree at the fair with my family. I love to see her excitement.

 

The kids of course went on some rides. Spencer and Cambree were cute riding the train together, they held hands most of the ride.

 

One of Cambree's favorite rides is the carousel. I love this picture, it makes me want to be little again with no cares in the world.

 

Chelsie and cute little Emma on the carousel...

 

And the last ride of the night was a ride I'll never forget. Since Cambree isn't quite tall enough, I had to go on this hot air balloon ride with her. I took this picture before we took off. The ride went up and down in the sky, not very high since it was a kids ride. As we started taking off she made a noise of nervousness, it made me laugh because of her facial expression. After that she hysterically laughed the rest of the ride, which made me laugh so hard that I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard. You could tell she was in pure heaven. Moments like that make me feel so blessed as a mom, that I can experience simple joys in life with my kids. It was the perfect way to end the night.

 

As I sit here I am grateful for every moment I have with my family. Allie impacted my life in such a wonderful way. I've learned since her death that she makes me want to be a better mother. And nothing else really matters in this world than loving those around you. I can't even explain just how much I love my girls. They are everything to me.

 

It was a perfect night.