Our Kentucky State Fair Trip of 2011

Today the Moss Family took a trip to the Kentucky State Fair. We went with my parents (Noah's mammaw and pappaw). We weren't sure if Noah would enjoy this trip or not. Thankfully, he had a blast (just look at the pictures)! The picture of him with the big smile on his face, was taken when he was in the petting zoo area. He was watching the ducklings go up the slide, and fall into the water:) This was one of Noah's favorite parts of our trip today!!

We were able to see all kinds of animals today. Noah is really big into Animals right now! He likes to make the sounds that the different type of animals make, so that is a lot of fun! When we saw the cows, and we ask him what they say, he will go "Moo"! He didn't know what to think about the cows, because they are so big! He likes the pigs believe it or not:) He actually even petted a pig! It's so cute how excited he gets over seeing animals. We were in the animal section for a while, but it was all worth it for Noah:)

It was a very nice day to be at the fair, because the weather was great! I was thinking back to our trip to the fair last year with all my side of the family, and it's crazy with how fast time goes by. He was so little last year when we went! He had just started walking and he was really good about staying in his stroller. That was one of the main differences with him this year. He is at an age that he doesn't like to be in the stroller for very long. He thinks that he is a "big boy" now, so he wants to walk. This wouldn't be a problem if he would hold our hand, but he even thinks that he is too big to hold hands. He did very good today though, so we were all very proud of him! He stayed in his stroller when we were walking, but when we stopped to look at something we would take him out and hold him up so he could see what we were looking at. He did walk some, but he did hold our hand:)

I am so thankful that we were able to go to the fair as a family. Sometimes I feel like we miss out on a lot of "family" experiences, because Curtis is away from home a lot with Army duty. We appreciate any time we are able to spend together. We had a great day! Tomorrow is the last day of the Kentucky State Fair, so it always means that September is right around the corner! I can't believe August is almost over already.

On a different note... One of our friends passed away last weekend. His name was Tylan Smither at the young age of 33. Tylan was one of the nicest men that we have ever met,and he is truly missed. Our prayers continue to go out to his wife (Jessica), his son (Cooper), and their extended family. Jessica has asked that everyone learn from her loss and to appreciate every second you have with your loved ones. She is a very strong woman, and we admire her for leaning on her faith during this time. You never know when your time with your family will be gone! We just ask that everyone, please pray for the Smither family. The Moss family wants them to know they are loved, and we have been truly Blessed knowing that we were able to spend the short amount of time we did, knowing Tylan! He was one of the first people to welcome us when we joined the Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church in Shelbyville! We will never forget that, and it is a very special memory in our hearts. The Smither Family is one of the families that helped us realize that we wanted God to be in our marriage:) We will forever be grateful to their family.