State Fair 2017 || food, smells, and rides OH MY! + lots of pictures

We went to the state fair!!! Daddy surprised us on Monday by telling us we were going the next day. I hadn't been on rides since I was like seven or eight so I went on TONS of new rides! It was such a great day and we met some friends from church up there too. They are so much fun to be around and they were all AWESOME riding buddies!!

(some photo credit goes to my friend, Emmy! Thanks MeMe!)

(One of my little riding buddies!! He knows no fear with rides.)

(Some more of my riding buddies xD)

 

I bought an all-you-can-ride wristband (which was kinda expensive) but I definitely got my moneys worth! I rode on SO MANY RIDES!!! My favorites were the hang glider, the swings (which were especially tall), the musical express, and the drop zone!!
And I LOVED my dinner! A lamb gyro! Mmmmm..... (I should have gotten a picture)
I can't wait to go to the fair again next year!

Have you ever been to your state fair? When's the last time you went? How many rides did you ride? What are your favorite rides? What kind of food did you eat? Did you look at the exhibits? 

solar eclipse and daddy's birthday || my best friends are gone (but i had so much fun!)

We witnessed the solar eclipse!! It was so neat!!! I really wanted to get some eclipse glasses, but they were all sold out by the time we actually were going to buy them, so Daddy made an old time eclipse box, that actually worked very well!! It was neat!

 

We celebrated Daddy's birthday!! He requested pork chops, mashed potatoes and green beans for dinner!!! We also surprised and made him hot wing dip and chocolate chip pound cake!!! It was all delicious!!

My BEST friends came and stayed from Tuesday to Saturday with us! I had such a good time. The worst thing about their visit was that it didn't last long enough. It flew by. But I am so happy that they got to come stay with us!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We went to a bookstore on Friday!!! They had a deal where you filled a bag of books as full as you can for $7.00!! I got 30 some books for $7.00!!! I was SO EXCITED!!!!
We rode on the gulf cart for hours (which was so much fun!!!) while we listened to music and talked!!

I am so blessed to have friends like Abigail, Joe, Stin, and Anna!!! They are so much fun to be around. I feel like we're like family (I actually feel closer to them than some of my real family! lol!)! We have fun being crazy together (we certainly did some crazy things this past time) and I love it that we're making wonderful memories together!! :)
Can't wait til next time!!! :D

 

what have you been doing lately? did you watch the solar eclipse? when do you start school? what grade will you be in?