We went to the fair for the first time...

... and Mercer had a great time! 

The very first thing that Mercer wanted to do... go to the TALLEST ride:  the Ferris Wheel!

We rode it and scouted out what all was scattered across the park. Mercer was not afraid at all.  I wasn't afraid, per se, but he did wriggle around a bit when we were up in the air & I was afraid that there were no safety harnesses or seat belts in the carriage~

We wandered around for a bit & stumbled across the kids area - where he could tackle a bunch of rides on his own. He "flew," he rode a motorcycle, he rode on a catepillar.   The last one he wanted to tackle I didn't want him to do on his own:  the lady-bug tea-cups.  He wouldn't have been able to spin the car as much on his own (or known to have spin).  So - he and I took a ride on that as well & had a lot of fun doing so.

Not to worry:  Todd got in on some action too.  He & Mercer went "fishing" for a prize. (two little stuffed animals that M has slept with each night since - of course).

One of the things that Todd & I thought was kind of cool:  this obstacle course / series of climbs & ramps.  He worked his way to the top, then he was rewarded:  he got to go down a HUGE slide.  Mercer was grinning & clasping his hands the whole time he descended.

He said he would like to go back again.  (we did not have a doubt that he would)

Over the weekend, we also went to a Braves / Mets game.  It was the last regular season game & the last of a few games that we got to go to courtesy of my company tickets 14 rows behind home plate.  Perhaps because Mercer is a little older or because he's now playing ball -- he did a much better job this season of watching the game.  (Of course he did spend a bit of time running around in the kid's zone, but not as much as before.)  It's now football season and he has started watching a little bit (maybe 5 minutes -- as long as his attention span will allow -- of any game)

This coming weekend won't be as jam-packed, but I'm sure we'll do something fun.