We Had The More Much Fun.
I’ve been more than just a little stressed today.
I’m preparing for some vacation time, with the kids and without Cassidy, and I’m not sure I’ll know what I’m in for until it happens. So bear with me. My mind is full of can’t miss things to pack, as well as making sure I have my posts for this week. If I’m slow to write or slow to comment, don’t hold it against me. You know I’ll be back with some vacation photos to show you.
Both days this weekend dawned beautifully perfect. We always see cool reflections on the lawn from sunlight through our woods:
We had a bit of a surprise this weekend by heading to a fair to meet with Cassidy’s mom and her friends. Fair season around here is in very late summer, and it blends neatly into fall festival season. I keep all of the dates of the fairs and festivals on a pink post-it note and I notice that they never overlap. We were planning next week’s Three County Fair to be our first of 2013, but the Cummington Fair called, and we responded. Besides, we wanted to have the more much fun.
This is one of life’s big mysteries to me. That people desire to do this. I get why you’d want to feel a rush. I get speed. I get haunted houses and horror movies and feeling scared and then safe again, in a somewhat controlled setting. What I don’t get is spinning. I get dizzy doing ballet with Scarlet. When I was a kid, I never spun around for fun. In fact, if someone would lift me up and spin me around, I’d scream and if they thought my screams were of laughter and they didn’t stop, I sometimes had to resort to digging my nails into their shoulders. Spinning is torture to me.
I love that this summer, Scarlet is 2 1/2 inches taller than she was last summer. Except that she was asking to go on some of the 48+ inch rides! Someday.. For now, she still gets a thrill from rides like these:
The one ride I went on with Scarlet is the ferris wheel. You can’t spin me around even once, but you can put me up on the highest place in the world, looking down, and I won’t bat an eye.
(This is not from one of the highest places in the world)
(This isn’t either)
Scarlet got her Grandma to go on the Rockin’ Tugboat with her. They both handled it like champs:
(Also, this ride scared me)
And of course, in the spirit of having the “more much fun,” Scarlet picked a car that said, “Fun”:
Watching her go on rides is my idea of the more much fun.
Can’t you just see her, at 17-years-old? Plowing past you on the road in a purple car, while wearing a crown? A princess blur?
While not as fast as the cars, Scarlet’s first pony ride was on “Wanda.” She said Wanda was bumpy:
We ended the afternoon on a fake pony. That pony was also called “Wanda.”
Cassidy is also having the more much fun.
Then it was time to say goodbye to “Wanda” but it’s still only “hello” to fair/festival season. We will be back.
On the ride home, we may or may not have said yes to four new pets. A cat named Dinah. A puppy named Athena. A bunny named Clover. And a pony named Wanda.
Tell me…could you say “no” to this face?
Oh it looks like you all had so much fun at the fair. Reagan got on the bike ride like Scarlet but she did not sport the same face at all.
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haha! Did she sport the same crown?
Oh my god all your pictures from the first to the last were yet again amazing. And no I could not say no to that face either. Scarlet is adorable. We did a local fair here about a month ago and hoping to get to one or two more before the season ends. And I too love how excited my girls get with all the rides. Enjoy your vacation and will so miss you. But so excited for you to get time away and have some much needed fun with your kids!! 🙂
Aw, Janine! I'd miss you too much to be too off the grid. You know I'll still be here and there, just with longer spaces in between.
Tamara, I can't ride anything that spins. I have very bad equilibrium issues when it comes to motion and those spin rides are a big NO NO! I don't understand it either. I can handle the ferris wheel though. That's what I'd have to ride with the kiddos as well. I loved that reflection photo you captured. Looks like you all are enjoying the late fair season. I hope you manage well with the trip without Cassidy.
I have weird equilibrium issues too! Like if I’m on a plane and it does that thing where it dips down and raises one wing? I get so light-headed! I could be sleeping with the window shade down and know the second the plane does that. I also have a weird thing on elevators where after I get off one, I still feel like I’m on it.
Could be worse, I guess. My cousin can actually get nauseous for hours after spinning. I don’t get sick to my stomach, luckily.
{Melinda} All your photos are amazing, but I especially love the colors and playfulness of these photos. And that last pic of your sweet girl with the horse and the tiara … break my heart! Beautiful. 🙂
Thank you! Yes, that last one got me too. I swear I need to buy her a pony now.
Aw! She looks so joyful on the rides!! It's just adorable. Why do adults so rarely ever look that purely happy?!
I'm totally with you on that spinning thing. I rode it once as a teen and someone else across from us puked and it went all over everyone on the ride. Needless to say I have never been on it since. It's the WORST. –Lisa
Oh my. That is awful!! haha. I'm sorry for laughing. I would not recover from that. I'm often confused at fairs as to why there isn't more puking – what with the terrible-for-you food and the rides. I guess it works for many people.
No, I could never deny that face – how do you do it? My husband cannot go on anything that spins – even the carousel. I'm better at it, but I've noticed that my body likes it less and less as it ages. When I was a teenager I could ride the Zipper for hours – now the thought of stepping in that cage makes me nauseous!
I used to be able to ride the carousel and now I don’t like watching it that much! Ah, aging.
She looks SO princess-like & I definitely think she needs a pony… Daddy… LOL gorgeous photos as usual.
I wouldn’t mind a pony either! We certainly have the land for one.
Those pictures are gorgeous! I love the one where she is kissing Wanda! When we go to things like that, I do the "spiny" rides and my hubs does the high ones. 🙂
That's awesome! I was hoping an adult would chime in that they can do that kind of ride.
She looks so happy. This post makes me think all little girls should wear crown to the fair.
Good thing it wasn't the kind of fair with a pageant. She'd be so confused!
We just love all the festivals and fairs, too! My husband goes for the food, and my daughters love the rides. No spinning ones for me, either! 😉
I almost wrote about this but chose not to – I don't love fair food. I don't crave it, either. Am I weird? It's just kinda disgusting to me. Although if I'm really hungry, all bets are probably off.
Fun! Fun! Fun! I love fairs. Ours here are in the spring. I love how she wore a crown to the fair! Too much cuteness to handle!
I think we probably a few in the spring, but they're very small. We can't even trust not to have an overnight frost until after the first full moon in May! That's the farmer's way. So I guess by late summer, they can trust the heat.
wishing you many days filled with more much fun! xo
Thank you so much!
My daughter CASSIDY (amazing right?) loves the rides!!! Oh yes- and she PUKES every single time we go to the fair!! At least about five times- and then goes on MORE rides!!! I tell ya- she amazes me with her zeal and zest for life! Oh, how I just love that about her!! They can do the big BIG rides now- and holy GUACAMOLE they are fearless!!! (I never ever go on them anymore… heck NO)
Your pictures are BREATHTAKING!!! Especially that last one. Oh my…
Yay for a Cassidy! Clearly, all Cassidys have the more much fun. That cracks me up that she pukes five times and is still living it up. You have to respect that. She won't let a little pesky puke get in her way of living it up.
I'm glad that Scarlet and the Wandas had such fun together! I love fair time!! I would ride all the rides if I could, but kids and money keep me on the sidelines.
Yes, the Wandas! I like that. Yes, money is a big deterrent when dizziness isn’t a concern.
I used to love the tilt-a-whirl. Not so much anymore. Just gives me a headache!
I find that with a lot of things! Although I definitely get less motion sick with “normal” stuff than I did as a kid.
You are so good at capturing the moment Tamara! Love the beautiful setting of this fair. I am with you on the spinning? I have enough trouble keeping my balance as it is. Hope you have a wonderful trip!
haha, right. I get dizzy enough by staying still sometimes. And thank you! I'll probably still be checking in.
Amazing pictures, so great fun <3
I can't stand spinning. Or ferris wheels. We took my son on one recently and I was terrified he was going to fall off. Gah. Your photos, my friend, are freaking AMAZING. As always. And no, I wouldn't be able to say no to that face. Did you get four new pets yet? I hope your vacation is fabulous. Can't wait to see the photos!
The reflections on the lawn kind of freaked me out! I was a little nervous there…lol. I know, I'm strange.
haha, you're funny! Do you think they're ghostly? The top one looks like an angel to me.
OMG! I haven't gone to the fair in so long!! It is funny when you think about the idea and the thrill of rides. Scarlet looks absolutely adorable. You are so right! I could imagine her being 17 years old in that one photo. In comparing her height from last year it's just a reminder to me that they just grow up way too fast!
Time to go to the fair, Brittnei!
The pictures are very life-like! I cannot do the coaster-kind of ride, it scares me! I thought the pic with your daughter hugging the horse is so mystical.
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My kids were walking past as I was reading this and immediately jumped up on my lap to see the pictures of the carnival rides! They were asking all kinds of questions so I ended up reading a lot of it to them. Thanks for posting something for my whole family to enjoy! We have fair season coming up soon and, needless to say, the boys are ready!
haha, it's rare for me to post something the whole family can enjoy so I'm happy!! And I'm also glad to hear I don't live in the only place that hasn't had fair season yet. It's just getting warming up here!
We love fairs! Ours is next month and we are going. I also love fair food.
I wish I did more! Fried stuff is freaky to me, but not french fries. They are never freaky to me.
That does look like the more much fun! I don't understand spinning either. It just makes me nauseous.
Have fun on vacation!
Thank you! My no-spinning vacation. I am so excited. I may even spend a day without a computer. Whoa!
Thank you! It was amazing.
Thank you! I took these photos after a professional gig so I thought they were kinda "blah" after pro ones, but it sure is nice to hear your words. No new pets…yet!
OMGoodness you guys looked like you had a lot of fun. I don't mind being spun around but I'm deathly afraid of heights. I've been using that more much fun so much lately that my husband has been thinking that I'm losing my mind. lol. I always ask Madison if she's having the more much fun. It's our inside secret. He doesn't get it. 🙂
I love that you have that secret! And with us. Let's all have the more much fun, shall we?!
I love that Scarlet wore her tiara – all day long!!!!!
That tilting thing and that other thing that goes up high made me dizzy just looking at the pictures – I am a huge ride wimp – and now I'm plenty old enough that I don't even feel the need to pretend and like them!!
I have never liked rides – I always used to wait in the corner or find my own fun. In this grown up edition of going to fairs and amusement parks, I can always use the photography thing as my sitting out excuse! Des too, of course. Although I did want to bring him on the ferris wheel with me..
It looks like you guys had so much fun! I used to be all about the rides at amusement parks and fairs. The bigger, faster, and scarier the better. But lately, I just can't seem to handle the spinning rides. I'm still a HUGE roller coaster fan though. I could ride them again and again and never get tired of them.
I've never been on one! There, I admitted it. (so embarrassing)
I do not do well with spinning either. I find that I do not do well on most rides anymore. I get sick far too easy. It looks like your family had a wonderful time. As always, your pictures are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing as well! And I get it about getting sick far too easy. I get scared and dizzy far too easy.
i love the very first ride shot. So cool! That is one that could be a print or postcard! Good luck getting yourself in order- let me know if you need anything 🙂
haha, Kate! Wanna come with? We have a spare bedroom in our beach house. Bring Joe!
I don't think I've ever seen anyone rock a motorcycle in a tiara like that daughter of yours. I hope you have a great vacation – even with the absence of Cassidy. Shout for help my way if it gets overwhelming. Just think what the last set of texts and tweet about sending wifi and wine brought on. xo
Ilene, I just might. Except what I'd want is for you guys to come to the beach house and inhabit the spare rooms, and I don't know if it's right to pull you from NC on the first week of school. Hmm…One day.
xoxo.
I would never go on one of those dizzy rides either. I do however remember loving that motorcycle ride as a kid!
Yes, me too! It was a good speed too. No dizziness on it.
Ohhh it looks so beautiful where you are! We don't really have fair season here in AZ, probably cause we don't have seasons period! Well, I will live vicariously through your coming photos. And yes, I can totally picture your daughter being 17 and whizzing past other cars in her tiara 🙂 Such lovely pics, as always!
Thank you! This is a beautiful area a little north from us. Lots of "mountains." I put that in quotes because I've lived in both coasts and our mountains are beautiful but not piercing the sky.
I'm with you on the spinning thing, Tamara. Makes me sick to my stomach just thinking of it. But Ms. Scarlet had a blast! I'm loving both Wandas and can see why she had fun with them both. And a purple car rocks big time! LOL!
I know! I don't know how so many people go on these rides! It seems nutty to me.
I am with you on the rides. I have a 1-ride-maximum – and even that leaves me dizzy and unsettled. And only certain rides, nothing too intense or swinging. My oldest likes them and my youngest isn't quite sure yet. It looks like Scarlet had a wonderful time – which is what a parent always likes to see at the fair, isn't it?
I wonder what Des will be like! He certainly watches her on all of the rides.
I love that Scarlett wore her tiara throughout the whole thing. We are soul sisters.
I would be honored for her to be like you!
First, I totally agree with you on spinning. Not for me. Second, the photo of your daughter hugging the horse makes me weep… so precious! What a wonderful day, and what a gift that you have the talent to capture these moments!
Thank you so much! I love these moments because my purpose is taking photos and no pressure to spin!
Looks like a shiny, magical day… enjoy all of your new pets 😉
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There is no possible way I could say NO to that precious face! If you don't get them or her, tell her that her Aunty Jen from Louisiana (whom she has never met) will make sure to get them for her!!! 🙂
I might have to hold you to that!!
So cute she kissed the pony bye bye!!! Looks like a fun time!!
Yes, she was quite attached!
Oh you make me want to go there!! Ive stayed away from fairs because we dont like rides, but I forget that they have the cute kiddie rides. Good luck on your packing!
Yes the little kid rides are exactly my speed!
Love those pictures! I want to hear all about vacation without your husband. I might be making a trip like that next year and I dread it already!
Well it’s still day one but I can’t wait to write about it!
How I miss those days when my kids were little and we got to do fun things like this! Fo course, we still do fun things, and they're fun adult things (which is sometimes cooler), but it's not the same as having those little faces smiling up at you like you're the best mom ever. 'kay I made myself get all teary-eyed so I have to go have a cry now…don't let them grow up!! 😉
Aw, I do want to slow it down!!
She should have! We are definitely raising two little princesses.
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I'm with you – I hate spinning!
you are very brave to go on vacay without your hub…can't wait to hear about it 🙂
Oh you know I’ll write about it! I do have help here so it’s not so bad yet..
I’ll take the spinning rides over the high in the air rides any day. Also, what’s more much fun-er than being at a festival in a tiara? Love it!
Right now she’s wearing a wedding dress that she wore to the sandbox today!
You can have all the spinning rides! I shudder..
I can’t wait for fall festival time this year! We’ve already started to mark up our calendar with events throughout September and October. Looks like y’all really had a blast at the fair. I just love the first picture of Scarlet in that purple car…tiara, curls and a huge grin!
That looks like such an amazing time – I can't believe the fall is already knocking on our doorsteps – not that I know what "fall" is but still…simply beautiful!
I LOVE the aerial shot of the entire carnival! I LOVE that our county fair is coming up in October! I get soooo excited this time of year!
1. I now want to go to the fair, and 2. The photos of Scarlet saying goodbye to her (fake) pony are the best.
What a fantastic day at the fair! I especially love the pictures with the purple car–she just looks so happy!