Yay for fair time!
I love going to the fair, just everything about it makes me smile.
Being able to take my family and create new memories just makes it that much more special to me.
I had looked up in advance to see when monster trucks were going to be at the fair and found out they would be showing on the last day of the fair. I was bummed since it was the last day, vendors would be burnt out, things would be dying out. Ha, boy was I ever wrong! I am also glad we waited because Friday I received a call from my neighbor asking if I was going to the fair and if I would like free tickets to get it. Um, Yes! She asked if I knew anybody else going to the fair and gave me two more tickets for my friend. So sweet and thoughtful, and so appreciated!
We got to the fair around 1pm and didn't get parked until 1:30pm. Between walking and waiting in line we got into the fair right at 2pm and was able to sit down and watch monster trucks. Michael was excited but I think the crowd and noise got to him and made him nervous, because the kid had to pee every 10 minutes! Shelby would not sit still, would not leave her ear covers on, and just didn't care for the show. When the monster trucks finally started, Sean and I both agreed it was time to move on to something else.
We went to the food barn and got both the kids a corn dog, which they both devoured and Sean and I got baked potatoes with the works, my fair time favorite. We also got some frozen lemonade and got refills for only $2.
After that we walked around the vendors and then went to see the animals. Mike and Shelby really enjoyed the animal part. We were most intrigued by the goat barn were we saw a pregnant goat and got to watch her belly move. It was really neat to see.
I knew Shelby wouldn't be able to ride any rides since she is so petite, so I thought a pony ride would be OK for her. Her and Michael both got a Pony ride and Sean walked with Shelby. Shelby giggled to her little hearts content and Michael had the biggest grin. The $12 was worth the smiles and laughter.
We met up with my mom, who was there with her friends, and went to see the dock dogs show. Sean said he would meet up with us, because he really wanted corn on the cob, so we told him where to meet us. 20 minutes into the show, still no Sean. So my mom went looking for him, 10 min later, she returns, still no Sean. Great my Husband is lost in a sea of a million people with no phone! Finally Sean pokes his head through the crowd and walks up with 2 corn on the cob, and this massive behemoth of a turkey leg! Ha! Michael devoured the corn within minutes and helped his Daddy work on the great leg of China!
Both the kids played a fishing game. It was $5 a kid and Shelby went first. She won a small prize. Then it was Michael's turn and we won a choice prize which was one of the huge stuffed animals. The lady asked if she could take Shelby's small stuffed animal and trade for two large ones, that way both the kids had the same size animal. I was very thankful she did that. Shelby picked out a blue frog and Michael picked out a Scooby Dog.
Michael got to pick two rides and decided on the twirl-a-bear and the haunted fun house. I was happy he understood that he only got 2 rides and was fine with it. Plus he had a blast.
Around 730 we decided it was time to call it quits and head home. Both the kids were so tired and you could see it in their little faces but still wanted to soak in all the sights and sounds of the fair, so every ounce of their little beings fought that sleep bug. Once both kids were in car, boom, done, out like a light. Haha.
