Benjamin attacking the sprinkler, a favorite activity of his these days....
I thought this was a cute pose of them!
The sun came blaring out, so it became time for sunglasses. They were cute and kept putting their glasses against each other, checking each other out.
After naps, we did make it to the State Fair. It was a lot of fun, but we all got too hot. It wasn't so much that it was a high temperature that did us in, as the sun was so blaringly hot! It was quite pleasant when the clouds came out and there was a bit of a breeze (too bad that didn't happen often!). Fortunately, we're a fun bunch and still managed to have a great time! Benjamin requested two things when we told him we were going to the fair.....to ride a pony and eat special food, like cotton candy. We were able to fulfill both requests! :) Here's the pony ride......
They have this great area set up where the kids can pretend they are farmers for a day. We always seem to make it to that part after they close it down, but not this time! It was really cute and the kids had lots of fun! Here they are planting their vegetable seeds.......
and Benjamin got to ride a tractor! (Oh, and they gave them the hats they're wearing!)
Benjamin is such a sweet and considerate kid, more than I could ever ask for. We waited for quite a while to "milk the cow". All the other kids (and their picture taking parents) were taking a long time each. I simply told Benjamin we can't milk the cow for too long b/c there are lots of kids waiting for their turn while we were waiting in line. On his own, he sat on the stool when it was his turn, milked the cow one time, and got right up to let the next kid have a turn! :)
They also got to collect food and then feed it to (fake) cows/pigs, pick an apple and vegetable, collect some sheep wool and an egg from the hens, then turn in all their collections for money to use to buy something at the marked. It was a really neat activity!
After that, we went to my favorite part of the fair....baby cows!!!! This little guy's name was Henry and he was born that day about 4 hours earlier!
Dave and I were surprised when he got up and started moving around so easily. SO CUTE!!!!
Apparently, it isn't the best idea to walk the whole fair in 90 degree weather w/ the sun blaring on you when you're almost 8 months pregnant. After feeling quite yucky for a couple hours, I finally was able to throw up and feel better. While I was taking my "bathroom" break, the kids kept right on having fun. Anna discovered that she can push the button on these water fountains and make the water come out and she was more than delighted! I could here their squeals of delight inside the bathroom! I felt bad for the poor sheep that were right there though!
Benjamin had a grand time as well!
Anna was kind enough to show me how much fun a water fountain is after I came out.
We love goats! :) We found this sweet little baby who started nursing milk while we were there. Benjamin was so cute pointing it out.
We made it way later than I thought Anna could do, but eventually it was time to go home. Goodbye fair, we loved visiting you this year!!!
and Benjamin got to ride a tractor! (Oh, and they gave them the hats they're wearing!)
Benjamin is such a sweet and considerate kid, more than I could ever ask for. We waited for quite a while to "milk the cow". All the other kids (and their picture taking parents) were taking a long time each. I simply told Benjamin we can't milk the cow for too long b/c there are lots of kids waiting for their turn while we were waiting in line. On his own, he sat on the stool when it was his turn, milked the cow one time, and got right up to let the next kid have a turn! :)
They also got to collect food and then feed it to (fake) cows/pigs, pick an apple and vegetable, collect some sheep wool and an egg from the hens, then turn in all their collections for money to use to buy something at the marked. It was a really neat activity!
After that, we went to my favorite part of the fair....baby cows!!!! This little guy's name was Henry and he was born that day about 4 hours earlier!
Dave and I were surprised when he got up and started moving around so easily. SO CUTE!!!!
Apparently, it isn't the best idea to walk the whole fair in 90 degree weather w/ the sun blaring on you when you're almost 8 months pregnant. After feeling quite yucky for a couple hours, I finally was able to throw up and feel better. While I was taking my "bathroom" break, the kids kept right on having fun. Anna discovered that she can push the button on these water fountains and make the water come out and she was more than delighted! I could here their squeals of delight inside the bathroom! I felt bad for the poor sheep that were right there though!
Benjamin had a grand time as well!
Anna was kind enough to show me how much fun a water fountain is after I came out.
We love goats! :) We found this sweet little baby who started nursing milk while we were there. Benjamin was so cute pointing it out.
We made it way later than I thought Anna could do, but eventually it was time to go home. Goodbye fair, we loved visiting you this year!!!
1 comment:
Andee, you are a trouper to tough it out at the fair on such a hot day! Hope you're feeling better! You're post was so great - made me feel like I was there with you!
Love you!
Kelly
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