What's an outing to the State Fair without a trip down the giant slide?

Grandpa and Abbie shared a gondola with photographer Chuck on the Sky Ride.

Lucas can't believe how high they are on the kiddie ferris wheel, while Abbie takes in the view.

Lorinda and Abbie take in the kiddie slide.

Lorinda, Lucas and Chuck get set for a trip to Eau Claire for lunch in Lorinda's coworker's twin engine Beechcraft.

Is this the start of a new hobby for Lucas?

Pat gets a snuggle from Lucas.

Abbie gets started on Lucas's hand-me-down bike.

Soon Clive the pig gets a ride, too.

Lucas works on an art project on his first day of kindergarten.

Lucas takes Abbie for a spin around the 'speedway' in our driveway on a borrowed two-seater trike.

What is Penny teaching the kids now????

Abbie looks ready to head back down from the tree at Bradford's family cabin.

Look how high I am, Mom!

Lucas obviously has the hang of climbing around in a tree.

The lake was chilly, but that didn't stop Abbie from trying to push Tom in.

There are lots of fish in here!

Here Abbie reads to Clive the pig before Clive's nap.

Keep on trucking, Abbie!

The slides were wet at our neighborhood park during Abbie/Daddy day, so Abbie performed a civic duty and dried them off.

Abbie gets stuck behind bars at the Children's Museum in St. Paul.

This isn't actually the first time Lucas rode the bus home from kindergarten. But it IS the first time he managed to get off at the correct bus stop...

Lucas and his friend Cole had a blast playing with the Hot Wheels track Chuck set up.

Lucas snuggles his friend Mike the Koala. This photo ended up in the first book Lucas wrote called 'All About Mike.'