2009 Fair

Once again a great time was had by all at the Wichita County Fair. It was a whirlwind, as I'm sure all who were there can attest to!

The parade was led by Grand Marshals Grandpa and Grandma Lois in their Cinderella carriage. I had a hard time getting a good picture of both of them... the carriage was too elaborate! It looked like a fun ride, and Grandma said it was pretty smooth.
Lane rode his bike with the Christ Covenant float, but he took a breather long enough for me to snap his picture:

Our kids look forward to the time spent with cousins more than anything, I think. Here are Michael, Jackson, Noah and Luke waiting in line for their first ride, the Flying Scooters.

Aubrey and Bethany baked some cookies in Grandma Berning's newly renovated kitchen, she even let them use her pristine new oven!
Bethany, Aubrey, and Katie on the tilt-a-whirl:
and on the Merry Mixer. Oops, that's Noah, not Katie!Talia and Luke posing in their prizes from the game booths. Luke won the princess hat for Talia.
I even rode a couple of rides this year. Two. Otherwise known as one too many.
This is turning out to be all out of order. Anyway, here's Dad throwing a pack of gum to his grandkids. We never did see Mom - she said she was working the crowd!


The kids think they're celebrities when Dad drives the train. They get to ride up front with the engineer and toot the air horn. Pretty sure Dad was nearly deaf by the time Lane and Jackson got done with the horn!Lane won a cheeseburger hat at the game booths. Perfect!
Jackson and Lane took turns helping Mom take tickets from train passengers when they weren't riding with Dad.
Aunt Jo, Uncle Dick, Dad, Mom, Grandma Lois and Grandpa Earl. A good looking bunch, I think!