The Bailey Family: Fun at the Fair

Friday, September 4, 2009

Fun at the Fair

This morning we went to the Oregon State Fair. It's kind of a family tradition that we had on my side of the family. Every year, usually Labor Day weekend, we would go as a family to the Oregon State Fair. I always remember it being a fun time and loved seeing all the animals. We thought Andrew would enjoy seeing animals too, except he was actually kind of scared of the big animals. He clung to me with his head on my shoulder the whole time we were in the cows/horse exhibit. As soon as we got to the goats, he perked up! I think the big animals scared him. They were making a lot of noises. We showed him the baby pigs and he watched them for a bit and then was ready to move on. I think he was trying to find the tractors. We saw the tractors as soon as we got there and he immediately had to climb on one and "drive." Some of his favorite animals were definitely the bunnies and baby chicks. He loved them and kept saying "baby" when he saw the chicks! We stayed in that area for a long time. We then moved on to the family area where they had little tractors for the kids to ride on and little games to play. He liked riding the tractor but was also frustrated because he couldn't reach the peddles. So we moved along to the food. Nathan of course had a corn dog which Andrew would have nothing to do with and I had nachos. Andrew only wanted the chips from the nachos without the toppings. Such a picky eater! Next to the food area was a little circus play put on by kids. The kids were dressed up in animal costumes and they did little tricks. It was so cute and Andrew absolutely loved it. I think it was the highlight of his day :) We of course then had to have an elephant ear before we left for the day! What's a fair without an elephant ear! By that time of day Andrew was getting tired so we decided to call it a day. I'm hoping we can make this a new tradition for our family!