I decided to brave the NC State Fair this year by myself with 3 kids. It was a big undertaking, but I think the kids had a lot of fun. I didn’t get a lot of pictures but here’s a few of the things we did:
I told them they could get one treat and they wanted cotton candy. Andrew liked it for awhile but then he said it was “too messy” and didn’t want anymore. Leah loved it because it was pink. Abigail really could have cared less for her bite.
They loved the waterfall even though it was really cold outside.
We rode one ride (which was $10 for all of us!)—the carousel. They of course wanted to ride more but I had to limit it and promised them we’d ride the carousel and the train at Pullen Park another day! We all sat on the chariot part of the carousel that didn’t go up and down. Only Leah was a little disappointed that she didn’t get to go up and down. Abigail was in awe.
Of course Andrew loved the tractors. They all loved an exhibit where they could go through and pick pretend fruits & vegetables and then trade them in for “money” at the “Farmer’s Market”. They got a little bag with some goodies in it at the end.
Of course we always have to check out the animals. They love looking at the cows and chickens and whatever else they have. Andrew wanted to pet them but that wasn’t an option!
They all are asking to go back to the Fair already. I think they just love the atmosphere, with the rides & the games and the fresh air. I think that’s why I love it too. Maybe next year we’ll ride more rides but now while they’re so little I think we did the perfect amount!
A week later, we spent some time at the Park near our house enjoying the unusually warm weather. I took our annual pictures in fall leaves. It was also the day before Abigail’s birthday so they serve as her one-year-old pictures too! I didn’t have a rake to make a big pile but you can see there are leaves that have fallen!
She was not a big fan of lying in the leaves, but I was trying to recreate last year’s photo.
She did like sitting in the leaves. I call this one “The Wonder of a Child.”
And when did this little girl get so grown up??
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