county fair...

typical...that is what Maddie is...kinda taken back...very surprised...I would not say typical and utter the words for a toddler born with Ds...just a typical 2 year old...that has no business at the county fair...it started out with a plan in my head...this year I will put her in the stroller so she can see the action...and not break my back...but as soon as we got in fair and she saw what Max was doing...it was over...there was tears and squirms and her trying to wiggle out of her stroller...so I let her out to walk and she tried to break through the fence to get into the rides...first one foot, leg and shoulder...but that darn belly just got stuck in the fence...she was not tall enough for any of the rides...so the toothless carnival guy suggests I put her in the boat floating on water with my 5 year old and have them play row the boat...yeah that is a GREAT idea...I can see the headlines 2 year old drowns in foot of dirty somehow blue water as her brother assists her off the boat...I politely say no thank you...and he persists and I repeat no over and over...then Chad chimes in to tell me to loosen up...easy for him to say...so Maddie finally got her wish -the rickety old flintstone roller coaster...Chad, Max and Maddie...and Maddie's face was priceless...she was so excited I bet she peed...and she smiled and yelled the whole time...waving at me and blowing kisses...it was amazing...I cried tears of happy...as the ride slowed down and stopped the fit began...Maddie screamed and yelled after each ride until we got to the next...and on the carousel she felt she was so BIG that she kept pushing Chad away from her because she really feels she can do things all on her own like ride a big plastic horse...she yelled at cows, horses, pigs, rabbits, and chickens...she hugged them and loved them and petted them...to say Maddie loved the fair would be a HUGE understatement...tonight I can here her going to sleep taking about her day and recalling her favorite parts of a typical night at the fair!