Fair Fun!

We went to the fair this last Saturday and had a really good time. This was the first time that both the children had fun riding the carnival rides. We bought pre-sale wrist bands so they could ride as many times as they wanted. This is the only way to go. It was overcast that day so the crowd was light most of the day. This made it even easier to get on all the rides and the kids loved it!

We also got tickets to take the kids to their first Rock Concert. They were excited to be able to see the Doodlebops! They performed a fun, high energy show, but it was very short. For the price of the tickets, I was surprised how short the show was. The kids didn't notice and were happy, so I guess that is what is the most important.

This is the slide taking them out of the fun house. Both kids went through this attraction at least 30 times. They would come down the slide and then go right back in. Mom even went through once, but I won't post that picture!

The rocket ships were safe and fun. My son decided that these didn't go to fast, so he would go on them. This got him started on going on more of the bigger kid rides.

The hay ride was a safe one for both kids. It just went around in a circle at a very slow pace!

The motorcycles were also a favorite of both kids. The motorcycles popped wheelies and did jumps so they thought they were cool! They also had red and purple ones so each got to have one of their favorite colors.

I had noticed that my son seemed very preoccupied during some of the rides. I realized that he was watching the mechanical parts to see how they worked! For the first part of each ride, he would watch the mechanisms work. His little mind is always working!

We thought the kids would love the big slide. They both love slides and wanted to go on this one. But when they got to the top, neither one of them wanted to go down. My daughter started crying and wanted to walk down the steps. There were people waiting so my husband made them go down. He held my daughter on his lap and held my son's hand to make things better. When they got down, they both wanted to go again. My husband said no way!

We had decent seats for the Doodlebops and could see them pretty good. The kids had fun dancing and singing to the songs. It was nice most of the time, but the sun had come out and we all had long sleeves on, so it got hot. It was probably a good thing that it didn't last too long!

This slide was at the end of another fun house type attraction. The slide was very long! My son stalled at the top, but finally made it down. Once he went down once, they both kept going back again and again.

My daughter never had a problem going down!

The semi-truck ride was a nice slow ride with a loud horn. It was a good prelude to the next ride ...

The hang gliders! My daughter rode it by herself the first time. She had so much fun that our son decided to go the next time. They both said that it felt like they were flying. My son said that he was like Superman!

And of course how could you not ride the Merry-go-Round? My son got to ride the dragon and my daughter got to ride a pretty horsey. All was good in the world!

After all that walking and riding, the kids were tired. So they both got on the foot vibrator with their ice cream cones!

We had a great time with lots of fun and of course lots of food! We had corn dogs, soft tacos, ice cream, funnel cakes, cinnamon roles and so much more! It is a good thing the fair only comes once a year!