(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Utah State Fair

Nothing quite says "State Fair" like goofy photo-ops and  corndogs.

Growing up in Minnesota, the State Fair was kind of a BIG DEAL, but this was the first time that I'd been since living in Utah. We had so much fun, spent too much money on terrible food, and someone who wasn't a baby had a tantrum... but more than anything - it got me excited for next year! This year was great, but next year will be even more fun as the boys get older.

The first thing we did was go to a mini-farm for kids. They got to "feed" statues of animals, plant seeds, harvest vegetables, collect wool and eggs, and -the boys' favorite- ride tractor-trikes. It was awesome!

Then we got to see and pet all the animals. It was really neat, since the boys have seen pictures of animals, but they'd never really seen goats, or pigs, or bunnies. They loved it!

 That mean goat bit Grey's hand. Grey didn't cry, but I had to pry the goat's mouth open to get his fingers free and then Grey smacked him across the nose. It was so funny!

Micah loved that baby cow, but it was hard to get a picture. He'd run up and touch it and then dart away.
Pretty much, the pigs were gross.

 

Then we decided to splurge... on PONY RIDES!

 

It was hard to get good pictures, because the ponies never stopped. The boys were put on and taken off of moving animals... But they LOVED it, especially Micah.

They were both really good at holding on and sitting still, and didn't want (or need) us to help them stay steady. They were sad when we left and Micah kept waving at the ponies after we left.

Overall, it was a really great day. Next year though, maybe we'll bring sandwhiches... that 6$ corndog doesn't look like much, because it wasn't. It was terrible! 

And the lemonade wasn't too impressive either. 

But the ponies did not disappoint. They were worth every penny.