State Fair Fun

Yes life has been hectic and crazy for us but that seems to be the theme with so many these days! I know that in a few short months (three actually-YIKES) things will slow down dramatically and I will welcome those changes with open arms. We will be BUSY just in a whole different way…Right Carrie?
We took a quick breather on Sunday afternoon to enjoy the State Fair on such a beautiful day. Lucas was getting over a nasty cold this weekend so the fresh air did us all some good. I am loving this fall weather we have had, and try to take advantage of it every chance we get. This was Lucas’ first trip to the fair and our first trip back there in several years. I must admit that VA did a great job with the new fairgrounds and atmosphere. It really was nice and family friendly. We started on the agriculture side since we figured this would be the most exciting for Lucas at this point and boy were we dead on! This little boy LOVES big trucks and farm equipment so seeing TONS and TONS of tractors, digger trucks, bulldozers, etc. was the highlight of his day for sure…. I think we lost count how many he actually sat on and "drove"- there were so many "I go sit on dat one over dare"- "no daddy, the dig-ga truck", "na-er one daddy(another one daddy)?", "honk da horn", "da BIG one!" in reference to the BIG trucks. It was so cute to see his excitement and curiosity! We managed to pull him away from the trucks every so often to sneak in and see all of the animals too. He tried to feed everything he saw in a pen hay because that is what all of the big kids were doing….Little does he know that not every creature likes hay, but I bet he wasn’t the only one making the attempt!
We eventually made it over to the ride side of the fair after stopping to watch the Canine Stunt Show (that was fun too ). By then supper time had arrived and fair food was on the menu! We all enjoyed our corn dogs and cheese fries (Low Cal I know- apparently we are ALL on my diet) while we watched the pig races. Lucas LOVED this part and cheered and danced along with the big kids. Needless to say by the time the last pig had won- it was 7 O’clock and we needed to get home in time for a bath and bedtime. So we called it a day and decided to save the ride excitement for next year!
If you get a chance this week or weekend you really should go check out the fair with your family, I don’t think you will be disappointed. Hope everyone is having a great week!

Here are some more fun truck pictures and videos :)