Fun at the Fair

I grew up going to the Kansas State Fair every year so when my mom and dad told me they were going to the fair, I hopped online to check for the nearest fair in our area. The Charles County Fair was last weekend so we decided to go Saturday morning.

I love the fair!! We loved being together as a little family and enjoyed the animals, food, and 4-H displays. Since it was just a county fair, it didn't have quite as many activities and booths as I remember at the state fair, but we still loved it. Aaron and I talked about having our kids join 4-H and making it an annual tradition to attend the fair wherever we live. :)

Our first stop was the John Deere display. This pic is my favorite!

My baby petting a baby chick! So cute, right?! This little chick was a few days old. 

We also watched several chicks that were trying to break out of their shell. Adorable!

Eli led the way with confidence. The smell and huge animals didn't even phase him. 

He's got farmer blood in him for sure. 

My embarrassing moment was when I asked a 5-year-old girl what ribbon her sheep had won that morning. She looked up at me like I was an idiot and said, "This is a goat." 

Goat. Sheep. Same thing, right?

Aaron busted up laughing and told everyone around us that I claimed to be a Kansas girl. I had to remind him I didn't grow up on a farm and there were sheep on the other side of the barn we were walking through. Common mistake I'm sure. :) 

Eli wanted to eat Cornilla. 

Waving his Republican balloon proudly in a Democratic state. 

I'll admit I was hesitant to have him hold this, but no one gave us dirty looks so it was okay.

I don't know what this thing is, but it seemed like a great photo opp.

The highlight of the morning was the petting zoo! Aaron even loved it. ;)

The other highlight of the day was the food of course! Pizza from Pizza Hotline (where Aaron worked in high school and the manager still remembered him! Ha!), corn dogs, fresh lemonade and Thai food. Everywhere we go Aaron runs into Thai people - he starts talking to them in Thai and they're extremely impressed with how well he speaks so they start giving him extra food for free and then they look at me and I have no idea what anyone is saying so I just smile awkwardly.

Bye fair! Thanks for a fun-family-filled-day!