Celebrated at the Fair

Today is the anniversary of my wedding to my best friend.  This year it is 34 years since we got married.  And yes, I still celebrate it.  It is mine and worth it. 
The littles and I spent the day at the fair.  The weather was the best we have had in a few years, even if we did get a bit warm.  At least it wasn't upper 90's or a hundred like the last few years. 
We did a few things different this year.  They actually got to do the pony ride.  We planned it.  They got their faces painted.  The woman said she had worked at Disney for 30 some odd years as a face painter.  She was very good and very quick.
Again I bought them bracelets in advance.  They went on so many rides.  I quit keeping track when they hit 11 each.  Then they decided to split up and I lost them both for a bit.  I wasn't panicking.  More like getting frustrated that it happened, but I found them. 
They both went on rides they never had before.  He was tall enough this year to do most rides and of course so was she.  She was very brave and tried some of the higher end rides.  The first one took her upside down and she said it was horrifying.  She did not ask to do it twice.  She tried a couple others and liked them.  Then at the end she tried one that goes straight up and then a fast decline.  She got a panic attack just as it started and the operator actually stopped the ride, brought it back down and let her off.  But at least she tried it. 
As soon as the little man got on the swing, I immediately remembered his first swing ride.  He was too little for the ride, but he fibbed to the operator.  He rode the ride and was terrified the whole way, but he did it and was fine.  Now it is old hat to him. 
We ran into Joe and Judy.  The kids saw one of the kids from the neighborhood.  The little woman ran into Brooklyn on that ride she couldn't handle.  We talked to her dad and stepmom for a minute afterwards. We were heading for one more ride when the little man fell down and that took the winds out of his sails.  We got a bandaid at the first aid station and called it a day.
A good way to celebrate my day.  Happy Anniversary Dave.  Light and love always.