Fun at The Fair

I'm not sure if we go to the Puyallup Fair each year for the rides and exhibits or if we just go for the piping hot, butter & jam-filled Fischer scones that are sold by the dozens throughout the premises. I'm thinking that Dan's mostly motivated by the latter. Either way, today we made our annual trek to the busy mecca of all things deep-fried. The scents of cotton candy, kettle corn, and sawdust filled the air as we pressed through crowded masses en route to prize-winning piggies and other livestock, hand-crafted goods, the world's largest pumpkin, and of course made a few stops at the rides since Jackson is old enough now to enjoy a few spins in a miniature helicopter or race car.

Here's a photo journal of our visit:

 

 

 

The first ride of the night was the giant slide. Unfortunately the auto-focus picked up a passer-by at the last second and I spent the bulk of Dan and Jackson's descent trying to regain focus. Oh well, at least Jackson's first fair ride is somewhat documented (even it if does give one a headache to watch it).

Next stop was the animal barns. {Note to the ladies: stay away from animal barns while pregnant. I know I'm allergic to dogs when (and only when) I'm pregnant, but it seems that all other animals also make my eyes burn and tear up while my hormones are raging.}

 

Jackson got a little irritated with the livestock when we visited the prize-winning horses, cows, and pigs, etc. This mostly out-of-focus video below is a small sample of Jackson trying fruitlessly to get the cows to "Moo" like all of his animal books say they do. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Here's some video of our speed racer:

 

 

 

 

 

 And don't worry...nobody was injured. Jackson loves to meet and greet the folks who keep us safe and he had a blast exploring the inside of this ambulance pictured below.

 

We're already looking forward to a visit to the Fair next year...with two kids in tow!