The Grand Finale

Last weekend was the perfect "grand finale" to a fantastic summer. Of course I'm still hoping that the weather stays nice for a while, but now that school and all of the fall activities have started (oh, and don't forget hunting seasons!), fall really is here. Last weekend was the Ellensburg Rodeo and county fair. The whole weekend is SO fun and kind of the big even of the year in Ellensburg. This year Mike's parents came over and spent Friday and Saturday with us, it was so good to have a couple of days with them, we all had a blast!
We started it off by going to the fair Friday night. We hit the rides first (so nobody would loose their dinner), then found the pizza and ice cream and ended the evening with a tour of the barns. Wyatt absolutely LOVED the rides and would have gone on the "big boy rides" had he been big enough and we let him. Cora's favorite part was the animals. She was completely enamored and wanted to stop and see, and pet every single one (even the cows!). I had no idea she was such a little farm girl - I think we need a pony!
Saturday morning we went to the parade and I was shocked that the kids sat through the whole thing and really enjoyed all of it. For a small town it is quite the parade, great entertainment, lots of horses and "big trucks", and floats, very very fun!
Saturday night my parents came up and watched the kids while we went out to dinner with Mike's parents and then to the Extreme Bulls event. It was a cold evening but we had fun and it was a great show!
Sunday we had planned to go back to the fair but decided it was too cold, so instead we stayed home and just hung out. It was so nice and relaxing, we don't get to do that very often! Monday we spent the day in Yakima visiting with the rest of my family and enjoying the sunshine.
It was a fantastic weekend and a great way to end the summer!