A "Fair"(ly) fun day!

Yes, we love a good fair. The kind that smells good (except for the livestock), looks happy and bright, and leaves you with no cash, some silly prizes and feeling like you need another shower from all the dirt:) Sometimes we are able to go to the NC state fair, but we miss it more often now that we are not so close by. We have found that the Cabarrus County Fair is a pretty nice little county fair and this was our second time going. Probably going to be a tradition for us!

For starters...the rides!

Tinley wasn't tall enough for a lot of the rides, but was excited for her first pony ride! (Parker also rode his first pony at the state fair when he was 2.)

She did get to go on this car ride but I had to ride with her so this was the best picture I got.

This picture was kind of a mistake because I couldn't catch these monster trucks fast enough but I thought the sunglasses barely looking over the dash was kind of funny.

And then the games... I have a general rule for the games for the kids...If we are going to pay for them, they have to be easy enough to do and a guaranteed prize. Not because I think you shouldn't learn to fail sometimes but there are plenty of ways to fail for less than $5 a turn and at this age, they are mostly in it for the prize!

Example 1- You can find these at most fair or carnival. Hook the fishes (take as long as you want!)

Example 2- And my favorite...pick a duck...and they all have Small, Medium, or Large prize.

And when we don't know if we can win, we let Brandon play for fun:)

We don't bring too much cash so after rides and games, we say we can no longer spend money and enjoy all the exhibits!

There are always strange but amusing things to see. 
Like a  dog jumping off a ladder with a teeny tiny helmet.

Or pigs racing to get to an oreo cookie.

                    

We even managed to learn a little. The agricultural department had a scavenger hunt where we had to find secret words to answer questions. Since we had to turn this in for a prize, we looked at every. single. exhibit.

I will never be less than amazed at these intricate sand castles. How do they do this?

We saw lots of animals.

This poor cow has been milked for a long while by people that don't know what they are doing. I think the look says it all.

And lastly my least favorite animal...which I will not get close enough to take a good picture of.  Look at that long neck and those beady eyes...scary, scary!

So long fun little fair!