State Fair 2026

Not only did we kick off fall break with the state fair, but we ended with it also! Every year we look at our calendar early & try to find a night where all 4 of us can go & we usually try to go the last week it is open, so it is cooler. And I prefer Thursday nights because it is less crowded & thrifty Thursday, with discounted prices for food. Unfortunately, Bryan had a trip planned so this year we had to go on Tuesday, which was actual fall break, so it was crowded. And hot, like 10 degrees above normal hot. Ugh. But that didn't stop us from having a good time! Just like Saturday, our first stop was for Bryan at Fletcher's for a corn dog:

In fact, food tends to be our favorite part of the fair! Sadie & I still have to be careful since we are gluten free, but we always get an elote:

and this year we discovered the deviled egg booth! We were able to have the hot honey & bacon deviled eggs & the Texas BBQ deviled egg. Bryan got the Wagyu deviled egg slider, which he claimed was his favorite of the night:

The girls found a pink lemonade slushy with pop rocks in it which they loved! And yes, it literally snapped & popped for a while they were drinking it:

And I read a review about a gf grilled cheese which they make with gf bread in a separate, sanitized area. I couldn't pass that up:

We always walk around to see the animals & my favorite part is the birthing barn, but I think this year Sadie had fun looking at the cars since she is about to turn 15 & get her permit:

Of course we can't visit the fair without stopping by to see Big Tex:

Eventually we made our way to the midway, which is the girl's favorite part!

We usually let them pick 1 or 2 rides & play at least 1 game, however, discount Tuesdays are for the rides. They were definitely cheaper, but WAY more crowded. Literally the longest lines I have ever seen at the fair & to be honest, it wasn't worth waiting. The girls were a little disappointed, so we let them play a few games instead:

Of course we couldn't leave without dessert:

It was way crowded & way too hot, but still worth the trip. We have literally taken the girls every single year since they were born so it only feels natural to go every fall. Until next year!

Texas-OU Red River Rivalry 2026

This past weekend was fall break but the girls still had activities so we couldn't go out of town, but we did enjoy a long weekend & on Saturday, we kicked it off at the state fair for the annual rivalry football game. Sadie couldn't go because she had a soccer game that evening:

which meant we just got to spend extra time with this girl:

I think she was excited to go to the game & spend extra time with us, but by the time we sat down at the game, I think she missed having Sadie around. Not only are they sisters, but they are also friends, so she is used to having her sidekick. 

It was hot at kickoff since it was a 2:30 start, but it was a beautiful day:

In case you live under a rock & haven't heard, we were undefeated & ranked number 1 in the nation & OU hasn't had a good year so we should have easily won, but that's the beauty of college football & rivals - you never know what's going to happen?! Unfortunately, our team pretty much gave them 17 points (don't get me started!) and then we literally lost by a field goal in the last 3 seconds. Ugh. It was definitely disappointing, but we still had fun & stayed until the game was over - once a fan, always a fan & we will never leave early because they eyes of Texas are always upon you:

Unfortunately, we did not stay and enjoy the fair, because Sadie's soccer game was in Dallas at 7:00 so we left as quickly as we could to go watch her. We got there late and got to watch the second half but check out this picture - the sunset was beautiful!

GMS Cheer - Weeks 3 - 5

Ok friends, who is ready for picture overload?! I really have nothing else to talk about, but I sure have a lot of cheer pictures to share! We have games multiple days every week & I hardly take pictures at any of them, but their cheer team has thousands of pictures. So here we go - GMS vs. Hunt at Frisco High School:

My parents actually came to this game & I was so mad that I forgot to take a picture with them. Literally, every single picture is from our team photographer. 

Next up, GMS vs. Clark at Wakeland:

Lots of group pictures - these girls love them!

And this week, was an away game, GMS vs. Wilkinson at Panther Creek:

I'm not sure what happened there - looks like it was a photo shoot with Blake & Sophie!

They always cheer at 2 games, the first at 5:30 & then 7:00 but you can tell it is starting to get darker earlier because we have seen some pretty sunsets:

And every week ends the same - a trip to Raising Cane's to celebrate with the boys!

Only a few more games left until football season is over, but we have a pretty good team, so I hope they make the playoffs!