Gold-Medal Mom

The one day this week the temperature was over 100 degrees (the rest of the week was in the 80s), we went to the fair. It was family day, so we kind of had no choice. We roasted, refilled our water bottles at least 17 times, were completely soaked through with sweat, sought out every tiny square of shade to stand in while the kids rode in the rides, and took lots of snack breaks...but really, we had a great time!! In a way, we were glad it was so hot, because there weren't very many people there, the rides had almost no lines!

Luke, Mitch, and I met up with my friend Suzanne and two of her kids, Lizzy and Brooke (Elise was with Grandma). We met up with the rest of our families around dinner time and spent the evening checking out the shows and spending WAY too much money on treats. By the time we got around to leaving, we had been at the fair for eight hours!

I'm not sure this ride was meant for four, but hey, they're all friends! Actually, Mitch was hilarious when it came to which rides he'd ride. He was totally cautious, had to watch the ride first to see how fast it went, and then he ended up not even riding on half the rides. Loren thinks he's a little scarred from the scary water slide Loren made him go down just a few days before.

I love this picture, the innocence of youth! I think Lizzy is Luke's best friend, and they were holding hands as we walked around the fair. At one point I heard Luke tell Lizzy he loved her, and Lizzy said she loved him too. It's been so cute lately, whenever marriage is brought up, Luke says he wants to marry Lizzy, but Mitch is always quick to remind Luke that Lizzy wants to marry Evan (another neighborhood friend). Luke asked if it would be okay if he married Lizzy, and Lizzy married Evan. I told him to not worry about it right now, that he can figure every thing out after his mission. :)