Fall Festivals :: 2015

I can't believe how far behind I am in blogging ... like REALLY behind!!!  I have had these photos sitting on my desktop, just waiting to blog about all the fun festivals we went to this Fall.  Yes ... you read that right.  We're now in SPRING, and I'm talking about the Fall. Oh my!

So a Historical Town right next to us is McKinney, Texas and they host an Oktoberfest Festival every year.  It was such a pretty day we had to check it out!  The downtown square in McKinney is the cutest.  Tons of retail shops, boutiques, home decor, restaurants, wineries, you name in.  It is really a great place to visit.  [hint, hint, wink, wink FRIENDS].  Anyways, I couldn't help but share some sweet photos of the boy and the rides!

And just before this little festival was the annual Plano Balloon Glow.  Crazy attendance, tons of food, and GREAT balloon sightings!  Nothing like a few corn dogs before the show to keep these two in good spirits!  No one wants a melt down in the middle of a field! :)

#imhoffboys  #balloonglow  #mckinney,texas  #plano,texas  #oktoberfest

It's that Time of Year Again ...

 The whole family is looking forward to the fair again this year.

Now that the boys are a little older, they remember which rides were their favorite, where we stopped to eat and what animals were at the petting zoo.  It's a whole other experience.

Me?  I'm just a long for the ride ...

{State Fair Fun: 2011}

This year I decided to take the kids to the State Fair ... by myself! I know what you're thinking, especially if you have met my two boys ... but I was feeling really brave!

I packed the burb that morning with everything I could possibly need, and to an outsider, it probably looked like I was leaving on a 5 day trip out of state. Nope! Just a couple hours away :)

My dad works at the Fair in the Beef House, so it's an easy place to meet him for a quick lunch, and let the boys run around. It was an absolutely beautiful day, low temps for the most part, and hardly any clouds in the sky.

We took a few trips around, heading to the children's zoo, the forestry department to see all the fish, and stayed just long enough to give Smokey Bear a high five. The kids absolutely loved it! And the perks of knowing someone who works there? Getting taken on a tour of the fair in a Gator ... heck yes! The kids thought they were fair royalty!

I am still working on my photography skills, so please be nice when looking at the photos :)












And the best part was when Ryan showed up around 5:00 and had dinner and took Braeden on a few rides!







Also, I have found one of my photography muses ... I love photographing ferris wheels! I could take pictures of them all day!







Aren't they beautiful? LOVE