We had the St. Margaret Mary fair last weekend to kick off our first couple days of school. The girls have anxiously been awaiting the fair ever since the banner went up advertising it about a month ago on a local street.
We met up with my parents, Joann and had dinner (BEST Tacos EVER!) and then Michelle and Mike met up with us to do the rides. My parents volunteered in a booth near the rides we were going on so they got to watch too.
Being seasoned Disney visitors now- the plans for rides changed dramatically after the one on one visits to Disney. Maddie wanted NOTHING to do with the kiddie rides! LOL No real surprise there but wow- did she pick some rides to go on! Can you so "no fear"? I was glad Uncle Mike was there to ride with her! HAHAHAHA! She also insisted on going in both "fun" houses. Emily agreed to both but Ashley had to warm to the idea and only did the second.
We also played some games! (See- I'm not such a mean mommy after all- if you remember my
OC Fair post with the rules, "No rides, no games"! LOL) To our delight everyone was a winner!
Emily was the big winner though winning a LARGE prize while the other 2 got smalls. (they were ok with that- phew!)
Emily and Ashley surprised me as well- they wanted to go on a couple of the kid rides- but Ashley had her heart set on the spinning bear ride (thank you Aunt Chelle for riding with her!).
Emily and Ashley did ride some of the smaller rides- taking their new stuffed friends with them. Maddie said "no way".
Here is the other fun house- a lot of fun- until it started to make loud noises- the girls do not like that (well- Maddie didn't care so much).
And then Maddie said- I want to go on THAT ride!
Uncle Mike agreed to go with her- this thing went up, up, up and then dropped them down, down, down- over and over! Yeech! She loved it of course! Emily and Ashley opted for boat rides.
Then we did the carousel
And then the traditional slide ride!
WEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Emily and Ashley wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel so Aunt Chelle and I agreed to ride with them- I forgot the sensation of being suspended in the air in a swinging seat- ick! Emily said it made her tummy feel funny- but she did great!
And what about Maddie you ask??? The only thing that distracted me from the Ferris wheel was the fact that I knew Maddie and Uncle Mike were riding on THE SEA DRAGON!!!! AHHHHHH!!!! I'm taking these pictures helplessly from my Ferris wheel seat- of course they are in the very last row (Maddie's choice)- here you can barely see them behind the white pole at the top of the boat.
And here is the best close up I could get. Uncle Mike said she giggled and did her "roller coaster" scream the whole time. And again- she LOVED it.
Ride tickets gone at this point (80 went by fast!), it was time to visit Grammie and Grandpa again to tell them of our bravery and get a sno-cone treat.
We love the Lomita Fair at St. Margaret Mary!
We're so happy that Uncle Mike and Aunt Chelle joined us again this year!
And how fun to have Grammie and Grandpa working in the drink/sno-cone booth!
It was a great night! Can't wait until next year!
A few weeks ago we were supposed to go to Disneyland to celebrate Michelle's birthday. Sadly, Michelle ended up sick and Madeline was sick too. We met up last Sunday at the park to cash in our rain check! The girls and I were so happy to meet up with Michelle and Mike- now offical Annual Pass Holders to Disneyland!!!! YAY!!!
Maddie took no time in deciding that we should head to Splash Mountain so she could ride with Uncle Mike! It was closed at the time so we took a detour and went on the Haunted Mansion- all done up for Halloween (and the Nightmare Before Christmas!)
Halloween/Fall is my favorite time at Disneyland. The weather is nice (see- we're wearing JACKETS!) and the decorations are amazing! 
While waiting for Splash Mountain we stopped and got a carmel candy apple to share!
It was the girls first!
Ashley preferred the marshmallow ears
Ashley and Aunt Chelle
Maddie grinning ear to ear waiting somewhat patiently for Splash Mountain
Hanging out in Critter Country
My BFF and me!
Emily and I did not ride on Splash Mountain so we went out to the front of the ride to try and catch them coming down the big drop- sigh... just missed them- but you can see Uncle Mike and Maddie.
Coming around the bend- I caught them (a little blurry) after the drop!
Maddie poses with one of the many scarecrows around the park...
And this was about the time we started to think Emily wasn't feeling too well...
But all she wanted to do was go see the animals- so we let her have her moment...
The goats were all done up for Halloween- complete with Halloween handkerchiefs!
More amazing decorations!
Emily and a gaggle of goats!
They had a pumpkin carving area where Disney cast memebrs were doing carving demonstrations.
And inside there were scenes with" scarecrows"
We went on Star Tours after that and then decided to throw in the sick-towel and head home. 
Now that Michelle and Mike have their passes we can go back again!
We did make one final stop to let Maddie spend her Tooth Fairy money- she ended up with a cute Mickey pencil set!
Sadly- Emily's illness has made its way through everyone (adults too) and has made for a challenging week! We are on the tail end of it now (I hope!) and hopefully everyone will be returning to school on Tuesday (no school on Monday). They each missed 2 days last week-with someone home every day. Here's hoping for a healthier week this week and many more fun Disney trips this Fall!!!!
