Let me set the scene: My last summer Friday off was while I was out West on the River/Road Trip, and I got to spend the morning with Christina and the kids. We headed out to spend a few hours at the local County Fair.
It's HOT out West in the daytime, so the fair action usually gets underway after dark. That does not work with three little kids and nap schedules, but it does work to keep the fair grounds pretty uncrowded. We were able to enjoy kid-friendly attractions like a bubble tower and the petting zoo without a lot of company.
There's nothing like sun, a breeze, and soapy water to entertain kids of all ages. Elle had a hard time keeping her shoes on while avoiding the bigger kids and mommies and aunties with cameras.
As for the animals at the petting zoo, it's totally understandable why even the draft horses were unusually grumpy. It was HOT! The pigs had the right idea. I'm not sure why they were the only ones to rate a wading pool. (That poor little buffalo calf. He looked so pathetically sad.)
Petting zoos aren't the easiest place to manuever with a baby buggy, so I let Christina take the girls through the hands-on activities, like butter churning, steer lassooing, and the favorite, and face painting. Nathan and I stayed near a fan and out of the hay! Was he ever happy to see Mama and get into the air conditioning!
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