All in all, we had a great time at the fair. We got to pet a ton of animals, feed them, see animals I never would have dreamed of seeing and most exciting of all, got the Hubs into it. Moo got to show Daddy how much she loved all these animals and Daddy got to see how much fun she had interacting with all of them. He rarely gets to come with us to things like this, so it was really great to watch Moo so excited to show the Hubs all the animals. And don't worry, Toots was there too. She was pretty quiet...just taking it all in. Though she did seem to like the 4H pig barn.
I can't wait for Toots to be old enough to run around like Moo did. Moo stuck her head in every one of these things she could find and made me take pictures so she could see what she looked like. She was too funny.
When it started getting dark, and we started getting hungry for some dinner (which is NOT fair food, sorry but I love my kids and don't want to subject them to food poisoning) we headed to the exit. That just happened to take us right by the carnival section of the fair. Games and rides that we were not really intending on going on/playing. But Moo wanted to look around, so we did.
She ended up asking if she could ride something or play a game. Well, she was not going to ride anything yet...not a big fan of carnie rides, so we opted for letting her play a game. We picked one where every player was a winner. She was given a long fishing pole with a ring on the end and had to hook it on one of the million bags on the table topped with a hook. She called her bags (which one, specifically, she wanted to go for) though the man said she didn't have to, she could get whatever she could and she tried until she got the ones she called. She was so patient and persistent. I was one proud Ma. She asked once if I could do it for her, but I told her to take her time and stick with it, that we knew she could do it. And she did eventually.
When we first approached the booth, Moo saw a Strawberry Shortcake doll hanging from the roof. She screamed out that THAT was what she wanted, could we just buy it? Nope, you have to win it. You get what you get and you don't get upset. So she was really disappointed when her first bag revealed...a slinky. I prayed like never before that the second bag held the blue poker chip needed to get that Strawberry doll. When the man opened it, it contained a little skateboard...and a blue chip! Moo was SO EXCITED! The man said two prizes in one bag just wasn't fair, so he was going to take the skateboard back and she could have the doll. Moo was fine with that! Just look at her, she was on cloud nine. Later, when we got home, the Hubs told me that he saw that man sneak the blue chip into the second bag as he was opening it. It should have just had the tiny skateboard in it, but he put that blue chip in there so she could get her doll. I don't know who he was, but in my humble opinion there is a special place in Heaven for people like that. He made her the happiest little girl in the world. Just look at her face. He also gave us the perfect ending to a wonderful family day. The Hubs got to see Moo win her doll and dance all the way to the car, where she proceeded to fall asleep clutching Strawberry for all she was worth. I would give my right arm for more days like that.
All in all, we had a great time at the fair. We got to pet a ton of animals, feed them, see animals I never would have dreamed of seeing and most exciting of all, got the Hubs into it. Moo got to show Daddy how much she loved all these animals and Daddy got to see how much fun she had interacting with all of them. He rarely gets to come with us to things like this, so it was really great to watch Moo so excited to show the Hubs all the animals. And don't worry, Toots was there too. She was pretty quiet...just taking it all in. Though she did seem to like the 4H pig barn.
I can't wait for Toots to be old enough to run around like Moo did. Moo stuck her head in every one of these things she could find and made me take pictures so she could see what she looked like. She was too funny.
When it started getting dark, and we started getting hungry for some dinner (which is NOT fair food, sorry but I love my kids and don't want to subject them to food poisoning) we headed to the exit. That just happened to take us right by the carnival section of the fair. Games and rides that we were not really intending on going on/playing. But Moo wanted to look around, so we did.
She ended up asking if she could ride something or play a game. Well, she was not going to ride anything yet...not a big fan of carnie rides, so we opted for letting her play a game. We picked one where every player was a winner. She was given a long fishing pole with a ring on the end and had to hook it on one of the million bags on the table topped with a hook. She called her bags (which one, specifically, she wanted to go for) though the man said she didn't have to, she could get whatever she could and she tried until she got the ones she called. She was so patient and persistent. I was one proud Ma. She asked once if I could do it for her, but I told her to take her time and stick with it, that we knew she could do it. And she did eventually. 
When we first approached the booth, Moo saw a Strawberry Shortcake doll hanging from the roof. She screamed out that THAT was what she wanted, could we just buy it? Nope, you have to win it. You get what you get and you don't get upset. So she was really disappointed when her first bag revealed...a slinky. I prayed like never before that the second bag held the blue poker chip needed to get that Strawberry doll. When the man opened it, it contained a little skateboard...and a blue chip! Moo was SO EXCITED! The man said two prizes in one bag just wasn't fair, so he was going to take the skateboard back and she could have the doll. Moo was fine with that! Just look at her, she was on cloud nine. Later, when we got home, the Hubs told me that he saw that man sneak the blue chip into the second bag as he was opening it. It should have just had the tiny skateboard in it, but he put that blue chip in there so she could get her doll. I don't know who he was, but in my humble opinion there is a special place in Heaven for people like that. He made her the happiest little girl in the world. Just look at her face. He also gave us the perfect ending to a wonderful family day. The Hubs got to see Moo win her doll and dance all the way to the car, where she proceeded to fall asleep clutching Strawberry for all she was worth. I would give my right arm for more days like that.
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