Nevada County Fair 08*10*08

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OUR FIRST FAMILY CARICATURE FROM 2004...
AND THIS YEARS...





















US
















THE MITCHELLS




















AVA & DAD FIND A SPOT TO RELAX
















THE ANNUAL PONY RIDE
















NOLAN ROCKED THE SEAT AND UPSET BELLE
















THE GIRLS PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF
















TREATS ALWAYS TASTE BETTER AT THE FAIR
















SHE LOOKS MORE AND MORE LIKE HER DADDY ALL THE TIME...NICE CHOCOLATE GOATEE
















BELLA GREETS A GOAT
















NOLAN PROCEEDS WITH CAUTION



















AVA LOVES ALL THE CRITTERS





















LOOK AT WHAT THOSE CUTE LITTLE PIGLETS BECOME!
















A FRIENDLY HORSE GETS A SCRATCH ON THE NOSE





















WOW! THOSE ARE GIANT -AND IMMACULATE- WHITE HORSES!
















I DIDN'T TAKE NOTE OF WHAT WAS POSTED ON THE STALL ABOUT THIS BEAUTY, BUT I THINK IT IS A TYPE OF PINTO. WHAT AMAZING ICE BLUE EYES!





















CHEEK-TO-CHEEK

















AVA GOT ONE LAST TREAT FOR THE NIGHT...DEVOUR THAT COTTON CANDY, MISS KING, BEFORE DAD COMES TO HIS SENSES!






















P.S.
I L*O*V*E to people watch.
Don't they make the most interesting choices?
Your eyes do not deceive you, that is a TATTOO of a thong!

Nevada County Fair 08*07*08

Ava was almost two when we had her first caricature drawn at the Nevada County Fair. The same artist has been there every year since and I'm obsessed with continuing the tradition. I think he is so talented!
The three of us are going to the fair again on Sunday. Ava is really excited to ride the rides with her daddy.
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'05 ~ The Hula Girl


















'06 ~ The Mermaid


















'07 ~ The Princess


















'08 ~ The Martial Artist (w/Kati Kitty looking on)


















Indian Isaac & Cowboy Zane

Zane & Ava enjoying some fair food.


















Who says you can't start with the cone and work your way up?



Isaac is all tuckered out.

Camping @ Clementine

BOOGEYIN' ON THE BOW!

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A LITTLE OF TROY AND A LITTLE OF JESSICA...

SANDY SILLIES





JUMP JORDYN JUMP!

KEENAN AND SKYLER GO AIRBORNE






THE SWOPES: INGA, CHRIS, SKYLER, KEENAN & JORDYN





BIG JEFF AND HIS MINI-ME, JONATHAN


TROY'S VACATION GOATEE

THE GANG REFUELING AFTER A LONG DAY OF SUN AND SWIMMING

Hmmm...

"The greatest proof of Christianity for others is not how far a man can logically analyze his reasons for believing, but how far in practice he will stake his life on his belief."
~ T.S. Eliot