Tillamook County Fair

My mother in law lives in Tillamook which makes visits there pretty fun. We normally stop by the cheese factory or hang out at the beach when we go.  We've enjoyed the Tillamook County Fair a few times but hadn't been in a couple of years. We were excited to experience it with Alexis this year since she is so active now and interested in animals. The weather was perfect and both kids did really well considering it was a long afternoon with a lot going on.

 Looking at the cows with Daddy and Aunt Meg

 For the longest time she refused to let go of the stroller. She kept saying, "Wyder, Mommy. Wyder" She's already so protective of her brother.

 If you hold hands with Alexis she automatically assumes you are going to swing her. Good thing she is so light!

 They had so many great things set up for kids to do at the fair! She loved the tractor. In one of the buildings they had a maze built with hay bales where kids could pedal trikes around. Then they had an area where kids took a basket, went and collected an egg from the chicken coop, dug up a potato from the dirt, and picked an apple from the apple tree. It was adorable.

 And of course they had sweet little baby chicks. Alexis was in love with them and was giving that chick in my hands a hug haha.

 

Greg and his brother wasted spent money on the ring toss. Needless to say they didn't win, but they had fun trying!

 I wanted Alexis to go on some rides at the fair because we will be going to Disneyland in September and I thought it would help her feel more comfortable in that situation. For the most part she did pretty well. We only had one panic and terror moment, but she had Daddy with her and the tears disappeared as soon as they got off the ride.

 We had a lot of fun at the fair. It was nice to spend time with family while were there as well. Ryder was with us even though I have no pictures to prove it. And we ate some deliciously-bad-for-you fair food which I also have no pictures of. Tillamook icecream - check! Elephant ear - check! Curly fries - check! A bag of kettle corn for the drive home - check!

Ryder at 4 Months Old

Ryder at 4 months: Our little boy is 4 months old today. He weighs in at 20lbs and is in size 3 diapers, 9 month sleepers, and 6-9 month clothes. He is finally a more content baby as of the last week or so. He can now digest breast milk on a regular basis, but unfortunately Mommy can't produce enough for him just yet. I'm praying that we see improvement there over the next month. Ryder has been sleeping through the night occasionally, and when he doesn't, he only wakes once to nurse and goes right back to sleep. Sharing a room with his sister wasn't working too well so we moved him downstairs in the pack and play which seems to be working well for all of us. Maybe once his bedtime lines up more closely with her's and he sleeps consistently through the night we can try it again. Ryder found his toes the other day and likes to hold onto them as well as squishy toys and rattles. His sister makes him giggle on a daily basis and we love hearing that sweet laugh and seeing that happy smile. While Alexis insisted on being in the photos again this time, there were tears from both children and not much patience from Mommy. This is the best picture we managed, just keepin it real folks.