{ great mn get together }

We avoided it for as long as possible but finally gave in to peer pressure this year and headed to the State Fair. I guess it's just what you do when you live in Minnesota!

We went with the Molepske's and relied on them for their expertise in navigating the sights to see. With kids, it's less about the food and more about keeping them tantrum free and happy. We actually did very little indulging - the kids split a pretzel and cotton candy and Chop treated himself to a scotch egg. And that was it!

We hit up the farm animal stands and I'm fairly certain Stella would have taken a bunny home if we had said okay.

The giant slide was a big hit among the young and old

And there was no way we were going to escape without a few rides.

We did it right by getting there early in the morning and getting out of there around lunch time when the masses began to arrive. Oliver and Stella asked the next day when they would get to go back - we'll see if they forget about it by next year!