How awesome it was to be at the Fair this year with my family.
My husband was in his glory with all of his antique tractor buddies showing off their hard work to everyone. This year he was asked to bring 4 of his latest completed projects, which are rare, OLD steel wheel Twin City tractors. The tractors were petted, talked to, and photographed by countless visitors at the two Fairs we attended. My husband glowed with pride from all of the attention. I even felt a little more smitten towards him after hearing all of the wonderful things people were saying about and to him. Oh, my Hero.....
GirlKid was at the perfect age to completely enjoy the Fair this year, too. She lost all fear of the rides, and was able to enjoy them thoroughly. Thank goodness for 'armband day', or we wouldn't have been able to master the Midway.
The burlap bag was a magic carpet on the HUGE slide.
The Fun House only stumped her the first time through, then she was helping others find their way...over and over!
The Gator rollercoaster was exhilarating, rather than frightening this year. I think she has found the power of the adrenal gland! Adrenaline is our friend! Ya Hoooo!
She made friends with her favorite pony, BlackJack, at the pony rides. He reminded her of our beloved pony that passed away two years ago. My heart ached as she said goodbye to him with real sorrow in her eyes.
At the animal barns, she was full of intelligient questions.
At the Kiddie Barn, she was full of intelligient answers.
I enjoyed the Horticulture building, smugly thinking to myself that I could have won the blue ribbons with my houseplants, outdoor flowers, and garden produce.
The animal barns were a source of information for me, as I am an amatuer at raising livestock. How on earth do they get those pigs so docile and clean? And how about those gigantic cattle tied up with a mere rope in open stalls! What did they do to the lambs' tails? Mine were docked, but they at least have a bit of a stub. The ones at the fair, and I mean every one, was completely gone, as if they never had a tail...Weird, kinda. And the Nubian goats (I think) --the ones that have no ears...why are they bred to have no ears? They reminded me of a cat I once knew who's ears were frostbitten off. Gotta love the animal barns. They make me wonder about so much.
Fair Food..........the smells, the flavors, the colors....say no more, I gotta lose 5 lbs. now.
The absolutely best part about the fair was watching my daughter and husband together on the Tilt - A - Whirl. Their grins were as wide as the seat. Wish I had some high speed film with me to share the moment. They both looked so grown up, and they both looked like little kids.
