cheering up

Yesterday was a long day. It was emotional and physically exhausting. I was on the phone all morning, updating everyone on what was going on. Thank you to everyone who emailed, called or texted me about Ben. We already have a list of visitors!

Ryan could tell that I needed some cheering up- insert the fair. It was exactly what I needed. The weather has cooled down so it was the perfect night to take Ben. He had been to the doctors earlier, getting caught up on his vaccinations.

At the fair we saw animals

(he’s waving to the chickens, adorable I know)

  We ate greasy fair food

now, this was my favorite part. I love fair food and so does Ben. The giant corn dog was perfect for him! He just munched on it while we pushed him around. Ryan and I also indulged in a beer or two. After the day we’d had, we deserved it!

His favorite activity by far was the pony ride.

He wasn’t afraid at all and even managed to squeal with delight.

   This pictures shows just how excited Ben was even while we were waiting in line

  On our way out, I convinced Ryan to try and win Ben a goldfish by throwing ping pong balls into little tiny goldfish bowls. Something he really didn’t want to do. So we agreed that he would try 8 balls for two dollars. Surely, we couldn’t win a fish with just 8 balls?!

Nope we didn’t win a fish. We won two. Meet Carl and Philip. Ben is now the proud owner of fish.

Let’s just hope that Sailor leaves the poor things alone.

I’ll update more about our hospital stay as I find out. Of course, I have a ton of questions and I hope to get them answered soon.