Fair Fun 2014

Ahhh, the Williamson County Fair. Probably my favorite summer tradition. It's like being transported into a completely different world - the foods, the smells, the sounds - so unlike anything else. It was so fun watching the kids light up at every turn, noting all the excitement and wonder about them. It may not have been their first time at the fair, but it was definitely one that they will remember!

As per usual, we went with Lolo and Lola - but, of course, with all the fun happenings, we never did snap a picture with the grandparents!

When we got off the highway at the exit, both kids were giddy with glee at the sights of the ferris wheel and other midway carnival rides. Lissie was already plotting which ones she wanted to ride, and I was trying to do damage control by telling her she may not get to ride all of them because of her shortness - I wasn't convinced that she was 36 inches tall, so I feared some major disappointments. Even Xavier looked thrilled about being at the fair - a feat that is pretty difficult for my boy who is very indifferent about fun.

We began our adventure at the Little 1's Farming, which is - in my opinion - the best attraction at the fair. The kids get to don aprons and hold on to baskets as they peruse a child-sized farm, where they can pick pretend apples, get pretend eggs from hens, milk pretend cows, go pretend fishing, and plant pretend seeds to harvest pretend fruits and vegetables. At the end, the kids "sell" their reaping for "cash" to spend at the store where they get a special treat! Perhaps it's the teacher in me, but I love how it's a hands-on and fun way to teach kids about farming.

Learning to flirt, I mean fish.

Harvesting Tomatoes

Milking a cow

Enjoying their ice cream sandwiches!

After our ice cream sandwiches, we perused the children's barnyard where there were goats, chickens, piglets, and other animals to check out.

And then came the rides. Thankfully Lissie somehow grew to be exactly 36 inches tall, so she was pleased as punch to be the big girl riding on rides - especially the ones that Xavier wasn't able to ride. Xavier wasn't upset, though, as he loved waving at Big Sis as she zoomed by. (I'm curious to see if he'll be this happy next year, given that it is highly doubtful that my 'lil short man will grow 4 inches by the next fair!)

All that riding made us hungry for dinner, so we enjoyed the yummy fair food. Daddy and his turkey leg (and rice, haha), the kids and their corn dogs, mommy and her ribbon fries, and Lolo and Lola with their cheesesteak sandwiches. As expected, the kids devoured their meal with such voracity that you'd think that they didn't just have ice cream an hour before!

We burned off some of our dinner by making our way inside the ag building to check out the booths and touch the trucks and look at the kids science activities. We were all pleasantly surprised with how happy Xavier was just running around and being goofy. Both kids had such a good time that it was difficult to get them to leave.