At the fair
pamelamyers | June 24, 2012
Yesterday was Mark’s employer’s annual summer picnic. SAP throws quite a bash every year and Sam always has fun. This year we thought she would especially enjoy it because she is older and more able to ride the rides and understand what the picnic has to offer. Mark’s nephew (and his mom and dad, of course!) came too so that Sam would have someone to hang out with. She can be a little timid on the rides and we thought Sam would enjoy having her brave cousin, Maddox to help her out.
Sam couldn’t wait to ride the merry-go-round. She cried out, “I want to ride the bunny!” I didn’t even see the rabbit, but she sure did. She had such a good time. The orange balloon in her hand is her snake that she had made for her right after we got there. Sadly, it popped before we left, but she was ok. I think her favorite part of the ride though was seeing the tiny live frog hopping around by the entrance gate. She loves frogs but has never seen a real one before. Wow, was she excited!
After the first ride, Maddox and Krista got on too.
Mark and I love Ferris wheels and always ride one when we can. This is the first time Sam has ever been on one. It was surprisingly high so we hoped she wouldn’t freak out, but I think she actually liked it. It didn’t hurt that we kept our arms around her the whole time…This is my crazy photo I tried to take holding the camera at arm’s length. I think it’s a pretty funny picture.
What is this crazy photo, you may ask? Well, dead center you can see us!
This is another photo I took while on the Ferris wheel, to give you an idea of how big a party it really was. That is Mark’s building to the left.
Maddox and Krista!
We really wanted Sam to brave going on some rides without us so we let her ride the ladybugs. Sam and Maddox held hands the whole time, which was so cute we couldn’t stand it. Sam kept asking to get off, but she made it the whole ride through. There were a few tears when I finally rescued her, but I was proud of her nonetheless.
We hope that SAP keeps having such an amazing picnic every year! It is so much fun!