The Fair!

I love the fair!  Especially now that I am a mama, there is a whole different sort of appreciation for it.  This year, Allen and I took Connor.  (Daniel was in a bit of trouble and could not go with us)  This is the first year where Connor is really responding to things.  He is becoming more and more independent.  I love it... his daddy however, wants him to shrink back down to 6 month old size. 

We started with the animals.  Connor loved it.  He giggled and giggled.  We bought carrots to feed them and he quickly got the hang of it.  No fear.

His favorite was feeding the "moo-moos" and the donkeys.  We then started walking around and all you could hear from him was "look at that" and "wow".  I am in love.  I love his reaction to things that are exciting.  We then found a couple of rides that he could go on.  Since this was his first experience, we figured we should probably ride with him.  So, my turn first in the monster trucks!

Of course, I had to unfold myself to get out, but it was definitely worth it.  Next, we went on the crazy bus.  This was not good.  He did not like it at all.

After the traumatic experience, we just walked and looked.  And, we got our funnel cake.  I look forward to this every year.  It was the WORST funnel cake EVER.  We threw most of it away.  Not sure how you can screw up fried dough, but those guys sure did one hell of a job at it. 

We then decided to win Daniel a prize.  We played the game where you throw the darts at balloons.  Well, Allen took a shot and popped one.  I took a shot and got all 3.  Yup, I won.  Allen's manhood was stung a little bit. (I sort of rubbed it in a little, too) So, $10, 4 popped ballons, and a little sting later, we walked away with 2 crappy stuffed animals. 

Then it was time to ride some more before we went home.  We went to the little kids part of the fair and found the fire trucks.  Connor's first ride by himself.

He did great.  It took him a little to warm up, but at the end he was smiling and having a great time. 

We went home, half frozen, but with big smiles on our faces. 

I cannot wait until next year when Daniel can join us and Connor can enjoy more of the rides!

Up next, our vacation to Daytona!