2010 State Fair

Its a Gamble tradition to hit the state fair every year. This year - one word to describe our experience- Brutal. It was 96 degrees that Sunday with a heat index of 800 degrees. We definitely picked the worst weather day to visit the fair. However with that being said, we did not let it stop us.




All is well at 8am on the train ride to the fair. Little do we know we are about to roast for the next 5 hours.


With our bellies filled with starch, sugar, grease and fat we hit the midway rides.

And as the day comes to an end we board the train to go home.--- Its always fun to see who will fall victim to "train sleeping"


Alex Hamilton- First Victim

And the winner for best train sleeper this year is Kamryn Hamilton.... who fell asleep while standing up looking out the window.

They must be related.

"Look Toto we must be over the Rainbow!"

Bunk Beds

The girls take up shelter in the built-in cabinets in their toy room.

Double Bare Backers

A long days work

Because being a baby is tough enough.

Tyler 4 and 5 Months

Tyler 5 Months

Tyler 4 Months.

Dead man

After a short jaunt in the bike trailer, child # 1 is seen here passed out drunk on the pavement with a nice choice of attire I might add. Bathing suit and white panties underneath.

Kamryn's First Poop

Kamryn is starting to get the hang of this "poop in the toilet thing" Here is her first achievment. She is absolutely thrilled about it!

Attacked by Grandpa Hammy!

Here is the 4 generation picture that Grandpa Hamilton has been looking forward to. This was the the first time he was to meet his great grandson.

Here we see Tyler is being attacked by his great grandfather. This would be the same grandfather that has waited for a great "grandson" for a couple of years now, carefully instructing Chad and Brian on how to achieve this"

Craze with Goggles

Went to Target to get some goggles for the kids. Apparently they are a big hit.

Ty- Man

Fun with Tornados and Straight line winds

The impending "shelf cloud" decends upon East Moline, IL

Before:

After:

This is a picture of a neighbors house in Brian's parents neighborhood. Lovely.

A popular hang out

Here is Kamryn at 20 Months


Alex at 20 months

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad

Joanie and Danny, work it here in 1966 at their senior prom. Dad, your Beatles haircut is to die for. Mom mentioned to me once or twice before that she only went out with you because you drove a corvette
And 44 years later.......................................................

A rare photo of the offspring.... all sitting together

chocolate lover

nice hat

Daddy, this hat is disturbing. Think we are missing a mustache and some chew.
"Hey man your bleeding!" "I aint got time to bleed."

Taking care of business.

When you out number yourself with children, some things just have to take care of themselves. Here Tyler demonstrates his independence by giving himself a bottle.

The most annoying of them all

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the most annoying fairy princess of them all? Yes that would be freaking Snow White. ........and why are my kids in love with her? Seriously Really? That squeaky voice, I just want to shove her off a bridge or something.