Yesterday the kids and I along with my mom and dad went to the State Fair. We go there every year and it is lots of fun!! We saw cows, sheep, pigs and baby animals which is always neat to see--the kids like to pet them and hear them make sounds.
This year the kids went to the Midway for some rides and games (in previous years we went to the Kidway--not anymore!! They are ready for BIG rides). I went with them on a roller coaster called the Crazy Mouse and it was fast, spinning fun--the kids said it was AWESOME. Nick won a stuffed animal at one of the games--he was sooo happy!
Another new thing we did this year was ride the River Raft Ride. Me, my dad and the kids sat in a round raft and floated along a water-filled canal. It was fast and had many rapids that would splash up and get us wet. Matthew said that it was his favortie ride.
We always do the regular stuff like Ye Old Mill ride, the big slide, eat our regular food, get the All-You-Can-Drink milk, get all the free stuff in the Education Building and the boys always get a toy tractor from the same shop. All three kids got an animal marionette puppet (with the strings and wood handling mechanism) that they can make walk, wiggle and dance--they are pretty cute!
We visited the Butterfly Garden at the fair too. We went in and there are tons of butterflies all around. They just land on you--the kids had them on their clothes, shoes and even on their heads! We stayed in with the butterflies for a long time--it was really cool.
After a long day and tired feet--we left for home. It was a great day and we look forward to next year with all the new stuff as well as the regular things too. We had a day to remember!!
2 comments:
Sounds fun! Dave and I went on Friday and were there for 12 HOURS. That was kind of crazy. And we still didn't see all of what we wanted. But Dave got to pet a baby pig, I got to see the bunnies, and we did our annual photo booth picture. And I had my yummy Nitro Ice Cream sundae! Also we saw at least 8 different people with artificial limbs. Which...why? Could that be coincidence? Was it somehow connected with Fire Safety Day? Maybe Fire Safety and Prosthetic Limb Day? Or are there just many more people with artificial limbs than I was ever aware of before? Anyway, we're going back again this Friday to do all the nighttime things.
We had such a great time that we went again the next day in the evening.
The fair is great family fun. Dad and I had a ball.
Mom T
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