State Fair 2008

We finally made it to the fair and on an evening when it wasn't very busy. The temperature was awesome (I even wore a sweatshirt for most of the time) and there was rain in the forecast. Fortunately, we only felt a few sprinkles so it never rained hard while we were there. Caleb was really able to enjoy it this year so we got some great pictures that I will share with you.

What do we do at the fair, you might ask? For starters, we EAT EAT EAT!

Here is Caleb with a foot-long corn dog. (He wasn't sure if he would like it but after the second bite, he was sold.)



Here is Caleb with cotton candy. Yes, it IS bigger than his head and no, he didn't eat the whole thing. It turned into a sticky mess 5 minutes later and got thrown in the garbage.



Here is Caleb with the much-beloved corn on the cob. We actually walked past the corn stand twice because we were too full to fully appreciate the perfect corn, but we did make it back for just one ear.



The second thing we do is check out the tractors and other machinery. We didn't see as much this year as we normally do, but Caleb got to walk through the John Deer display and pretend that he was a farmer.


(This picture is a little blurry but you get the idea!)

Caleb will always be a little John Deer man...



The third thing we always do at the fair is see the animals. Caleb was fascinated with them from a distance, but once Chris got Caleb close to the cows and the pigs, Caleb would shout "Go away!!! Go away!!!" Too close for comfort, I guess. Caleb was about 6 inches from this pig who was literally trying to escape. He got so excited when Caleb go close to him that he tried to push right out of his area and that freaked Caleb out!!



Hannah enjoyed the scenery from her stroller, a was a little angel the whole time, of course. I tried to teach her how to snort but I guess she's just too young to get it...



The fourth thing we always have to do is ride on a couple rides. Daddy and Caleb always go down the "big slide", so here is a picture of them doing just that. It's blurry because it was taken from quite a distance and I had to crop it pretty close!



We met up with Chuck and Andi and they escorted us to the "Kiddie Park". Caleb had a great time riding some rides all by himself (because he was big enough for the first time ever!) Andi was nice enough to keep Hannah entertained while Mommy and Daddy took Caleb on a ride by ourselves. This picture is compliments of Chuck. Thanks, guys!



We've had our fill of the fair for this year and are prepared to wait a whole year for more cheese curds and pronto pups. We got home just in time for both kids to hop into PJs and head to bed. For me, summer is officially over! :)