State Fair 2010

Even though life has been pretty hectic lately, we arranged our schedules so that we could attend the State Fair over opening weekend. It's such a family tradition that we couldn't stand to miss a year!

We drove up to Fort Worth on Friday morning and took Robert's grandparents with us to the Stockyards to catch the Trinity River run of the Grapevine Vintage Railroad. Claire loves trains, and we thought this would be right up her alley. She was a little tired, but had a great time on the "choo choo"!

She colored a picture for Great-Grandmommy and got really excited about posing with her artwork. They surprised her with a new "ba ba" (blanket), and it has been a permanent fixture on her bed ever since.

We stayed with them that night, and since this was Claire's first time to sleep away from home since transitioning to her big bed, we tried a mattress on the floor instead of the pack & play. It went great, and we are glad to have that hurdle behind us.

Saturday morning we had breakfast before saying goodbye and heading to Dallas. It was pouring, so we did a little shopping at Pottery Barn Kids and a new fabric store, CityCraft, before we went to the Fair. We were excited to see our friends, the Fairbanks, and spent some time wandering around with them and eating one of our Fair staples, Fletcher's Corn Dogs. We also found the lion cutout for Claire's annual picture. She was a little apprehensive, so Daddy and Mommy gave her a quick demonstration to build her confidence.

For comparison, here are Claire's pictures from year 1 and year 2:

We spent some time at the Auto Show. We're starting our search for a new family car, so we checked out several vehicles. Claire really liked the hot pink Charger - not sure it would fit two car seats easily, though.

Claire took a ride on the kiddie train, and we were all ready to head out after getting a photo with Big Tex.

We drove up to Frisco to visit my friends Sarah and Randall and their 3 kids. Our friend Alissa and her husband joined us for dinner, and we had a great time catching up after the kids went to bed. It was so nice to be able to be able to spend time with them - we miss you guys!

The weekend flew by, and we left early Sunday morning to get back to San Antonio (although we did manage to make a quick stop in Round Rock at Ikea and Mighty Fine for burgers). Although it was a whirlwind, we were glad we made the trip - our last one as a family of three!