August Pictures

Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines

Carson just heard the peacock move behind him!

We had a fun half-day trip to the Zoo with cousin Chase, too!

Checking out the Kangaroos.

A couple of fun photo ops!

Feeding the Fish

We fed goats, llamas, yaks, chickens, and more!

Seeing Carson's excitement feeding the animals at the Zoo

reminded us of this fun picture

 from State Fair 2009!

Back to the Zoo...

Brady was a little more hesitant to feed the animals.

Is Ben enjoying their snack, too? 

Brady wanted to follow the big boys everywhere...

Here the boys are checking out the Prairie Dog habitat.

We watched this playful tiger swimming for a long time.

He had an empty keg that he pounced on and rolled around 

and played with in the water, putting on quite the show!:)

TriBeezertops

BrontoChaseraurus

TriCarsontops

Blank had an indoor robotic dinosaur display

that Carson loved, but 

was a little cautious around!

Playing Dinosaurs and Tractors with Cousin MacKenzie

and family friend, Colton, at the Fairground Campground

More animal feeding at the Fair.

MacKenzie and friend, Autumn, with Brady.

Chase didn't realize he was in the pic, too!:)

All of the kids had lots of fun on Midway day at the Fair.

Carson was big enough to do a several rides. 

Brady enjoyed a few, too!

Family friend, Pat, helping entertain (distract) Brady

when he had to sit out some of the "big kid" rides.

Captain B

The boys would have loved to spend all day in these boats!

A ride all of the kids got to do together!

What a fun group!

I can't ride this one either?!?!

Pa was having just as much fun as the boys watching their excitement!

Hanging on tight!

B and his "Pa"

(sad I cut off his head a bit!)

Carson loved that Chase rode this one with him.

The kid in front of them cracked me up in every photo I took!

LEGGO LAND photo ops

Little Hands on the Farm

Carson did AWESOME at milking the cow!

Giant Slide Rides with Grandpa!

(Mom sat this one out---bruised tailbone from Chicago weekend.)

Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma Grier, 

for letting us stay with you at the Fair Campgrounds

and helping show us all the FUN at the Fair! :)

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We had so much fun that we went back a second weekend and camped.

Ben and Megan went to a concert (Maroon 5/Train) with some friends and the Schaeffer family camped with us, too! Carson was so tickled to have his first sleepover with Tate and Teagan.

The next day we met Uncle Bob, Aunt Julie, and cousins Ella and Livy to show them the fair, too! My pics are on my cell phone, will try to upload later OR you can check out pics on their blog (see side bar: Swanson Family blog).