We Went Hollywood!!!

It has been a busy week around here. ALL 3 kids have been out of school for the last week together (Mekenzie starts Monday! The boys are off until the 18th of Sept). I have been preparing for the Corporate Year End at work so I have been extra busy but I wanted to make sure we still did some fun stuff (I am working from home most days so I am here...but they are bored). So Wednesday we went to the California State Fair. The kids had a good time but it was hotter then the depths of hell!!!! After we took out a loan just to get into the park ($$$) we started with the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" You can see a lot of the pictures we took in the slide show above. We got to see Spongebob, Mekenzies boyfriend Patrick, The Jurassic Park Dinosaurs, and a whole lot of "hot" pirates (It was a billion degrees)!! We took lots of pictures then needed some time to cool down so we went into the "Counties" Building. The kids always like walking through the exhibits and loved the Solono County booth because they gave them Jelly Belly's! We walked through exhibits with some scary creatures (snakes, frogs, and lizards). There were some fun places to take pictures so we did. We all had a good laugh when Kellen posed for the Fish picture (see slide show) - Mekenzie stepped out and we go to walk away...Kellen is not with us. That would be because his head is STUCK in the hole where the fish is. Have you ever had that feeling like you, (or your not so smart kid), were going to be the butt of the joke when you have to call the fire department? Well I did! Being the great mother I am (Mother of the year, here I come!!) I walked away, hysterically laughing. We all walked away. I believe tears were coming out of Mekenzies eyes she was laughing so hard. The nice gentleman sitting in the Coloma booth never offered to help, he was laughing too hard. We did not go too far and Kellen finally joined us complaining of a headache. I warned him that next time I am walking faster and farther!!!!
We went on to see the baby pigs,(born earlier that morning)cows, and other animals! Then it was off to do the one thing we never miss at the fair "FUNNEL CAKES""! They were good, like always. It is our once a year treat we look forward too all year. While we were eating I recalled seeing a funnel cake maker thingy at Ross. Next year we are going on a trip to Ross for our funnel cakes, not only that...have you been there? We might be able to see some animals while we are there!
Mekenzie had seen the Mechanical Bull and was dying to ride it so after her going back and forth for a long time (remember it is 1 billion degrees outside!), I tell her it is her last chance.
Not to be outdone Kellen had to go too!
The Ride lady (Not her technical name) was impressed with Mekenzies Bull riding. She kept asking if she had done it before (I knew Mekenzie was sneaking to the bars to ride the Bull!!) She did an awesome Job riding the bull, she even drew a crowd! (That is why Kellen looks so horrified, people were watching!).
We finished the day watching the "Hollywood" Diving show. We got front row seats hoping it was like Sea World and we would be in the "Splash Zone"! Impressive, but we spent a lot of time hoping to just get a little wet!!! We all got in the car hot, tired, and out of money. We will look forward to next year (or maybe I will remember this and we will stay home). All in all it was a good day of time spent together, making memories!