More Fall Fun!

Today I took Leah to the NC State Fair. We are so lucky to have it so closeby. Brett didn't really care to go that much so we decided to go early in the morning to avoid the crowds. Everything we really wanted to do was open then, anyway. I had no idea Leah would like it as much as she did! From the minute we set foot on the fairgrounds, she seemed to be in awe. She giggled some even before we got to anything exciting.

She loved being around all the people, seeing all the different sites. But she especially loved the animals! We saw a lot of different kinds-- she seemed to especially love the cows, though. I wish I could have captured her expression when she looked at them, but it was hard to get on film. She just stared at them, sometimes pointing, sometimes trying to get a closer look. She even got to pet a baby chick in one area. It was hard to get a lot of good pictures by myself, but I did my best.

Leah's other favorite part was probably Huggies' toddler area. They had a soft area set up with a ball pit & a tunnel for little ones to climb around in. The best part for me was that they even had workers there to play with the kids, so I got to sit back & relax and Leah got to get out of her stroller to crawl around. Isn't it ironic that her favorite thing was the ball pit and we have one of those at home!! And of course, no trip to the fair is complete without something fried. She enjoyed a few French fries while we watched a clown. She had so much fun, she was asleep in her stroller before we even got to the parking lot. (Of course, that meant she didn't sleep once we got home, but she was in such a good mood the rest of the day, I didn't mind!)

When we got home, I couldn't resist the huge pile of leaves in our yard. Isn't it a rite of passage for kids to jump in leaves? Of course, I wouldn't exactly say Leah "jumped" but she really did think the leaves were funny! You can see more of these pictures on the website.