Shawn and I took the kids to the fair last night. It was all very last minute. We knew that we both wanted to go to the fair but it hadn't happened that either of us had made plans to go so we ended up going as a family.

The most amazing thing has happened. My son LOVES the rides. Yes, Aiden. The same child who only this summer has learned to enjoy the swings and slides at the park LOVED the rides. It seems like only yesterday that we had to ask them to stop the Ferris wheel so we could take our hysterical screaming child off. But actually yesterday he went on rides with wild abandon.

We started off with the Ferris Wheel. Our litmus test so to speak. Figuring it to be probably the most sedate of the rides we could use it to gauge his reactions. I was surprised enough when he actually said he wanted to go on it. He didn't just tolerate the ride he enjoyed it!

He went down the Big Slide. He went through the Fun House with the suspended bridges (which he did in baby steps holding up a line of about 15 people behind him! LOL) and the Mardi Gras House of Mirrors (by himself!). He even went on the Gravitron! I told Shawn he was going to ruin our whole trip by taking him on there. I was wrong. He loved it. And he was SO proud of himself for doing it!

He went on the big YoYo swings which he smiled the whole way through and we all went on the Tilt O Whirl.

My baby is growing up.

Next stop Disneyland!