Going to the Fair, Going to the Fair, Going to the Northwest Michigan Fair is part of the jingle from the fair ads near where I grew up. We as a family are not in that area, but I did recently find our local county fair. Last Saturday my friend and I loaded up some of our kids and headed to the Oakland County Fair.
It was warm, very warm, but that didn’t stop us from having fun (though my camera battery dying stopped me from capturing all the fun).
We checked out the sewing, photography and art projects of some of the 4-H groups. I tried to explain how mommy was in 4-H as a kid and did those types of projects. My kids ignored me. I think they are already practicing blocking out the “when I was a kid…” stories from my hubby and I. Sigh.
Then we headed to the farmer for a day play area.
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| That is field corn they are playing |
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| Great sand alternative if you ask me! |
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| Patrice in her camo outfit 🙂 |
Then we headed to a circus. We saw elephants, tigers and lions. They had girls up on ropes doing tricks. We checked out the miracle of life barn. There were little chicks hatching, baby cows and lots of baby piglets. It was lunch time for the piglets when we were there. It was pretty funny watching the piglets eating in double layers, literally one on top of the other. They were kicking their legs and wiggling around. Kind of like Patrice does when she is really hungry and wants to nurse. Yes, I did just compare my baby to a piglet. It is what it is…
We also learned about animals from Farmer John’s show. And afterward, the girls got to feed some of the animals.
And…then…it…was…time…for…the…rides…!!!!!!!!
Sue was just barely, with shoes on, tall enough to go on any, a total of 4 without an adult. So I got an arm band too. I haven’t been on rides since my hubby and I were on our honeymoon at Disney World. But, you will be glad to know, I survived. With only minor injuries. Yes, with injuries. The fun house, wasn’t my idea of fun. It started with a mirror maze. Sue knew exactly how to get through it. Good thing, I think I’d still be stuck in it. Then there was a wall of fun mirrors…fun, yeah, right. Each one made you shorter and fatter…just what I was looking for at 4 foot 9 inches tall and still carrying around baby weight. And then there was the slide. It was as tall as the building. Twisty and metal. It took us girls a few minutes to gather up our courage to go down it. I considered going back through the mirrors, but oh, did I really want to see myself that fat and short again?! So, down we went. The older girls did great. Sue was a little scared. She went down basically on my lap. And then came the injuries. I scraped my elbow in two places, my knee in a place or two and burned my hand. Graceful, that’s me.
But that was just a blip in an otherwise perfect day! It really was spectacular. All of the girls were so good. My friend and I got to share great memories as mommies with each other and our kids. Perfect day I tell ya. Perfect.
*I’ll try to get back later to add the linky info. Now? I have to get ready for work!
It turned out ok. At first, I wasn’t sure if it might be my third pinterest flop of the week, but the girls worked on their technique and got some pretty designs. They voted we keep our “stamps” to play with again. That is about as good as it gets, right? Maybe next time we will try with stamp pads. As soon as I figure out a cheap place to get some of those…
