Our 1st county fair!!!

Ok, ok...I know, I know...I said I would have this post done 3 days ago. So thank you for your patience. So here it is....the county fair pictures.
We fed the kids lunch here at home before leaving...not only did it save us money but also the hassle of feeding 3 toddlers in public. Our primary goal at the fair was to find the "petting farm" so the kids could interact with some animals. After we all (including Aunt Jackie, Uncle Momo, Grandma and Grandpa) got our bracelets on and through admission we went on the mission to find the "petting farm". With the fair ground constantly changing due to expansion it tooks us a while to find it. On our way we went thru a few barns - the rabbits and poultry barn, the cow barn, the Llama tent. We finally got to our destination. Auntie Jackie took pictures while Grandma helped Zach, I helped Liz and Daddy helped Alex meet and greet the animals. They met sheep, goats, a llama, a cow and a donkey...there was a camel, a potbellied pig and a kangaroo but none of them we wanting attention.

After we were out of feed for the animals and the kids had had enough we headed to get lunch for the adults. At this point in a "normal" day the kids would be put down for their nap, but not today! They snacked on animal crackers while the adult ate. Once the animal crackers were gone we could tell we needed to get moving.

Since the kids are a little bit too young for corn on the cob we thought wewould give them the next best thing to have at the fair...ICE CREAM! I got them a bowl of chocolate ice cream. Although they have had a little bit of ice cream before this time it was not a huge hit. Liz wanted nothing to do with it and ended up with more on her outfit than in her mouth, Zach was more interested in the spoon but did eat some, and Alex loved it and ate a bunch.


We grabbed some ice crea for ourselves and were going to head to the horse barn when Auntie Jean, Uncle Willie and Alexis finally found us. After talking a bit and not moving it became obvious that we should get going. Zach had already made himself comfy as you can see by the picture below and Alex was almost asleep sitting on daddy's shoulders.
We got home and laid the kids down at 5pm...2 hours past their normal bedtime. They did great! No meltdowns and plenty of smiles. Even though we did not get to see a lot, it was a great outing. Hope you enjoyed the pictures...I tried to pick the best out of the 50 that were taken...ieieieie!

Love, Jen