Agrifair Weekend

Seeing we live within walking distance of the Agrifair, we made it a weekend event. This year we went three days of the five days it was open. The first day we went, we went the three of us. Unfortunately my camera's batteries died very early on, so I didn't capture a few key moments. But that won't stop me from writing about it!

When we first arrived on Saturday, it was 10 am, and not much had started up as the official gates open at 12 am (we didn't figure this out till we got there!). So we went and saw all the animals in the barns first. The whole time, Melissa kept saying, "I want to go to the Agrifair!". Looking at farm animals wasn't what she had in mind! She had been seeing all the fair rides when we would drive by and that was what she was wanting to see.

Once the rides opened up, we went to watch them. Melissa was really into one particular ride, a dragon which went around on an oval track. She kept saying she really wanted to ride it. So we kept watching it, until I thought she really understood it and that she would be going without a parent. So we got her tickets and lined up. Came time to board, and the second the carnival worker tried to direct her to her seat, she changed her mind! I tried all my coaxing, but then let the rest of the kids go on with their ride. So we watched a few more times, and then she said she wanted to go again... but once again chickened out (but this time made it into the seat with the seatbelt on!) We'll try again next year!

Making friends with the chicks...

Sitting watching a fair favorite, Richard's Racers...

Richard & his pet "dog"...

The ducks slide in the pool...

Visit two we went with Papa & Xander. 

Here they are watching Richard's Racers with us... 

Enjoying the show for a second time... (for the record Richard says the exact same things, jokes & all each time!)

The pigs racing! Our piggy won... yay... must have been all our cheering!

Brave cousin Xander showed us how much fun riding a fair ride is. No amount of coaxing would get Melissa to join him. 

In the Kool-Aid tent Melissa & Xander had great fun "Whacking-A-Mole"...

Missy's first corn-dog... which was a hit!

Melissa and Xander feeding the chickies sawdust... they could have stayed here for a LONG time!