Day at the Fair

For two weeks, we talked to Oliver about the fair and all the fun things to eat and see, and we kept trying to coordinate with neighbors when to go, and finally got a chance to go TODAY! After a good nap, Oliver, Nich, and I rushed to get there before we had to pay to get in. DARN! didn't make it, so $16 plus $5 parking and we were ready - stroller, camera, bottles of water, sunscreen, and cash in hand. BUT...the food was barely ok, the vendors were warning us not to drink the water because of a "funny taste," the rides were way too expensive and several of them broken, the air was a mixture of trash and something sticky, it was 10,000 degrees outside, and the animals were gone, being switched out from week one to week two. After a good 40 minutes of trying to find something fun, we decided to leave, heads hung in defeat...until we saw the kids' barn! Walking in, we found all kinds of beautiful tomatoes, peppers, watermelons, and pumpkins kids had grown. Immediately the fair-food in my stomach harden into a greasy, fry-batter rock. Ha! Going in further, we smelled the distinct smell of "money" (as they call eau-de-manure in cow-towns) Cows! Pigs! Chickens! Sheep! Goats! Perfect!

Oliver had a blast and we spent a good hour hanging out with the animals that say MOO, BA-A-A-A-A, Bock Bock, and MA-A-A-A!


Oliver's first encounters with non-dog/cat animals


Excited, Oliver spent a lot of time pointing at the animals and saying a combination of "Gee" and the sound the silent animal was supposed to make. I think he was WAY excited to see that the things he'd seen in books were REAL!

Getting more comfortable...


The youngest goat let Oliver use his back-end like a drum

Oliver and the Goat video...

So worth it!