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On September 1st Wayde and I met the kids in Salem. We originally went so we could watch all the kids (Scott, Wayde, Cassidy and Addie) while the "big" kids went to the Keith Anderson concert. If you don't listen to Country music, you may not know who Keith Anderson is but, trust me, Mariah and Bonnie were very excited about seeing him (you would have thought he was Elvis or something . . .) Anyway we watched the kids Friday night (actually we watched Cassidy and Addie, Scott and Wayde were able to stay alone in the room next door and just "popped" in once in a while for a visit) and then went on to the Oregon State Fair on Saturday. Well, all of us but Wayde who had a pistol match that day. There was so much to see it was hard to decide where to go first.

Cassidy loves animals and the goats were really cute, especially this one. It would be hard to say which made her happier, seeing the animals or being with her Aunt Bonnie. She loves her Aunt Bonnie more than just about anyone.
Mariah and Addie couldn't resist the goats either.
Addie loves John Deere tractors and, even though this wasn't a green John Deere, she was pretty excited to be sitting a tractor of any kind. Her dad had to stick close by because if there was any way she could, Addie would have started the tractor and driven off.
West and the boys enjoyed the rides. Our little Wayde rode everything in sight. Grandma even rode the sky tram with them (of course, she did it so she wouldn't have to walk from end of the fairgrounds to the other but they don't have to know that).
All in all, it was a fun couple of days. I am hoping we can make it an annual event.