State Fair 2012

We went to the State Fair (held in our town) again this year. This was Levi's 2nd year and he thoroughly enjoyed it. I spent most of the morning/early afternoon browsing the fair and talking/strolling with a friend and our children. Andrew then joined us in the evening for more fun. Above, Levi is watching his 1st ever jousting tournament. Bad idea? Possibly! How do you explain to a toddler that just because "big men" hit each other with "sticks" does NOT make it okay for little boys to hit, poke and otherwise jab others (especially with sticks!)

We quickly moved on to gawking at the large elephants.

Here Levi and his friend David are watching the elephants. I thought it turned out well so I used sepia tone to enhance it. It reminds me of "days gone by".

Being allowed to touch all the big machines was every little boys fantasy.

Levi enjoyed two whole buildings dedicated to toddlers being allowed to poke (gently :) ), prod, feed, and otherwise generally harass all sorts of cool animals.

Here he is attempting to touch a piglet gone wild. It was running maniacally around the pen.

The biggest highlight for Levi and us was the corn box. Similar to a sandbox but somehow cleaner. He did not want to leave this box and enthusiastically allowed Andrew to bury him and then would roll around with pure toddler joy.

I just love his voluntary smile here as well as Andrew's wonderful smile in the following photo.

There was a tiny mini golf area where we attempted to introduce Levi to the sport. He loved dropping the ball in to the hole.

When I needed a rest, a stall worker very enthusiastically invited all of us to try out her vibrating back massage pillows. Levi was too light to work it on his back so he got to sit on it.

We have found the cheapest fair drink is the dairy stall where you can get unlimited chocolate/white milk all day for $2 a person. I am a big milk drinker so I am thrilled. (But not THAT big, that is not a milk belly :) ) Yes baby #2 is enjoying taking up TONS of space already :) (I was only like 17 1/2 weeks here)

Andrew and Levi enjoying a break from walking at the end of the day. My two favorite men!

Right before leaving the ride lights started turning on and Levi was thoroughly impressed. Next year little man!

Well that was our fair in review. There are tons more things to do but I just listed the toddler friendly activities we enjoyed. We welcome anyone to come some year to enjoy the fair with us! It is very inexpensive and lots of fun! (Plus the housing would be free :) ) It is almost always the first week in September or there about.