Fun At The Fair & Some More Good Times At The Beach

HIGH: We had a great few days at the fair and at the beach :)
LOW: Summer is quickly coming to an end :(

On Sunday we broke down and took the kids to the fair.   I say "broke down" because I am not a huge fan of the fair.  But we figured the kids would love it and they did! Click HERE to see pictures from the last time we went to the fair.

Oliver and Claire loved going on the rides.  Here they are on their first ride.

Oliver was dying to go on the Dragon Rollercoaster!  He was so excited until the ride started.  He was NOT  fan.  When he got off he said, "That was way too fast!"  Claire, on the other hand, LOVED it!

Oliver loved the airplane ride.  It was much more his speed.

Claire was beyond excited when we ran into Giada and her cousin Lena.  The girls had a great time going on rides together.  They even let Oliver go on some rides with them and he was thrilled.

Mark took the kids on a dragon ride.  Which was basically the Tilt A Whirl but you had to spin it yourself with the wheel.  Oliver loved it but the girls got off the ride and quickly declared, "That was the most boring ride EVER!"

After dinner and some rides, it was time for some games.  Mark finally agreed to let Claire get a fish if she won one at the fair.  Well she played her heart out and won a fish!!!!!  I swear you would have thought she just won American Idol the way she was freaking out!

Claire and the newest member of the Komosinski family, Goldie.  Goldie has a double tail and only one fin but she is kicking!  I just hope that she lasts at least a few weeks!

Oliver did not win a goldfish so he played this game, where everyone wins a prize.

We were surprised when he passed up the sword and got a huge blow up bat.  Here are the kids with their loot.

The next day the weather was gorgeous so we headed up to the beach.  My girlfriends met us and the kids had a blast playing.  We were having so much fun that I didn't take too many though.

I did get a few pictures of Nicholas though!  I have never seen an 11 month old love the beach as much as this kid did!  He ate a ton of sand but he had a blast.

Seriously, I could eat this kid's face!  And I was thrilled when he would give me kisses!  Apparently he is a little stingy with his kisses.  But, not for Aunt Natalie :)

The kids all had a great time playing!  Here is Claire, Nicholas, and Hannah building something in the sand.

Poor Oliver ate so much junk food that he was complaining of a tummy ache.  When I took him to his bathroom spot (he will not pee outside unless I dig a small hole for him to go to the bathroom in) he couldn't go to the bathroom but he did throw up all over the place.  Thank God we were outside!!  Then he napped for about an hour on the beach.  Poor kid.

We have been soaking up every last minute of the summer that we can.  I can't believe it is almost over already!!