howdy ya'll

Yesterday afternoon we took the kids to the State Fair. It was kind of a rainy morning but by the time we made it down to the fair, the actual rain had pretty much passed us by. Since we were getting there right at lunchtime, we made a quick stop in the horse barn before heading to the Food Court where we feasted on corny dogs, nachos and frito pie. Collectively, we thought that the fried butter sounded pretty gross and though the fried peaches and cream sounded interesting, we didn't try any. We wandered instead through some arts and crafts displays before watching a pirate high dive show. Our next stop was the Midway for some rides for the girls. Hannah enjoyed the spinning teapot ride, Avery did not. Avery enjoyed the airplane ride, Hannah was terrified. After giving Hannah her first taste of cotton candy and Avery a major sugar fix, we were on to the petting zoo. My favorites are always the goats, they are so fun to watch (especially the playful babies). We also saw a 13 week old giraffe who was already 7 feet tall, a pig and her piglets, some calves and even a zebra. The car show was next on our list of things to see. Avery and Hannah enjoyed climbing in and out of various vehicles and testing out the seat belts while Jeff and I compared sticker prices and gas mileage. As we walked, we saw some folk dancers, heard some music and visited Boris the 1100 lb hog. Before we knew it, it was time to head home. Next year I hope that we can stay longer and see a bit more but for this year, 5 hours was about our limit.