It's fair time!
We chose to visit the fair during the first Saturday for multiple reasons: 1) Kid's Day at the fair (kids were free, but Arthur, being only 3, was already free), 2) beautiful weather (unusual as it rains during the fair; it's frequently called "Fair Weather"), and 3) the Backhoe Rodeo (I'll have to wait until next year to find out what it is exactly because it was canceled)...
...in addition to the lure of Frickers, Navajo Tacos, and the Quilt Exhibit.
Interestingly, when we arrived at noon expecting the fair to be packed with families, the fairground was strangely deserted. No lines for food, rides, or shops. Even the hourly quilt show was pretty empty. It wasn't until about 4pm that the grounds became more crowded and by then we were more than ready to go.
Arthur discovered the joys of hill-rolling while we wolfed down dessert. He'd roll down the hill, run under the bridge, run back, then begin the process anew. He was more excited about the hill than dessert. Really.
I won fifth prize for a picture I entered in the Candid category. It's the one of Balin sticking his tongue out. Next year when I enter something I hope it will be a quilt. The last two years I've been so disappointed by the quilts that have been entered. So many of them have been, well, boring - the designs, the fabric, everything. Uninteresting. Yawn. Robinson constantly pesters me about making a quilt to enter and I intend to...once I finish all these gift quilts I've fallen behind on!
Arthur also got to play a couple games. He was immediately drawn to a fishing game - the same one we have at home, but on a much larger scale. He caught two fish and won a stuffed dolphin and a pixie stick as big as he is. He chose not to go on any of the rides, but as fair entertainment goes, he was still pretty happy. He's a bit afraid of (but intrigued by) the rides. Maybe in another year he'll be ready. It will be a blast to go on rides with Arthur.
Blessed be.
We chose to visit the fair during the first Saturday for multiple reasons: 1) Kid's Day at the fair (kids were free, but Arthur, being only 3, was already free), 2) beautiful weather (unusual as it rains during the fair; it's frequently called "Fair Weather"), and 3) the Backhoe Rodeo (I'll have to wait until next year to find out what it is exactly because it was canceled)...
...in addition to the lure of Frickers, Navajo Tacos, and the Quilt Exhibit.
Interestingly, when we arrived at noon expecting the fair to be packed with families, the fairground was strangely deserted. No lines for food, rides, or shops. Even the hourly quilt show was pretty empty. It wasn't until about 4pm that the grounds became more crowded and by then we were more than ready to go.
Arthur discovered the joys of hill-rolling while we wolfed down dessert. He'd roll down the hill, run under the bridge, run back, then begin the process anew. He was more excited about the hill than dessert. Really.
I won fifth prize for a picture I entered in the Candid category. It's the one of Balin sticking his tongue out. Next year when I enter something I hope it will be a quilt. The last two years I've been so disappointed by the quilts that have been entered. So many of them have been, well, boring - the designs, the fabric, everything. Uninteresting. Yawn. Robinson constantly pesters me about making a quilt to enter and I intend to...once I finish all these gift quilts I've fallen behind on!
Arthur also got to play a couple games. He was immediately drawn to a fishing game - the same one we have at home, but on a much larger scale. He caught two fish and won a stuffed dolphin and a pixie stick as big as he is. He chose not to go on any of the rides, but as fair entertainment goes, he was still pretty happy. He's a bit afraid of (but intrigued by) the rides. Maybe in another year he'll be ready. It will be a blast to go on rides with Arthur.
Blessed be.
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