State Fair 2012

We love the State Fair! Devin was able to take half the day off so we could head up to the State Fair early.  The kids were so excited.  There are so many fun things to see and do, and best of all they get to see Pam.  We love Devin's aunt Pam.  The kids were so happy to just walk around holding Pam's hands.  They sure love her.
Our first important stop was at the little Farm Country for kids. Nicholas loved feeding the pigs.

Devin gave his yearly how to milk a cow lesson.

They picked some apples.

Planted some seeds.  This year both kids picked carrots to plant.

Too bad real carrots don't grow this fast!

After all that hard work the kids took a short break.

Then it was time to fill up the tractors with gas and go for a ride.

Time to take care of the sheep.  I am so excited for them to go out to California to see my Grandpa's REAL sheep in a few weeks.

They had a great time. They look so cute!

Maybe they will be future farmers. :)

We had a good talk about taking turns doing fun things.  So after we did something fun for the kids, it was Mommy's turn to pick.  Off to the quilts!  My sister-in-law Marthe had two quilts this year.  I love this one.  It is amazing!  Her quilt is the one in back that says, "Never Forget."  The picture doesn't show very well, but it is made up of tons of little squares.  And yes that is a blue ribbon hanging on her quilt.

After the quilts the kids got to choose again.  We were off to see the animals.  We looked at lots of sheep, cows, horses, pigs, goats, chickens, and the favorite was the bunnies.

Next it was Daddy's turn to pick.  We looked at the tractors of course.

And rode the wiggle cars.

Then it was Pam's turn to pick.  A miracle happened this year.  Our kids actually looked at all the photos without freaking out or melting down.  It is so much fun to look at all the pictures.  Nicholas loved being with Pam.  He just wanted her to hold him the whole time. 

As we were walking to dinner we past a booth that was set up by the Marines.  If you did a certain amount of pull ups or just hung from the bar for a set amount of time you won a prize.  I do pull ups most every day.  I don't do a lot.  I have found that cold turkey I can't do very many, but after a good hard run I can do six.  Weird.  So I knew that I wouldn't be able to do very many, but I gave it a try. I am sure that there are many people who can do more pull ups that me, but I got a free hat, that is all that matters.

We have gotten smart over the years when it comes to food at the fair.  Rather than paying an arm and a leg for the food, we just bring sandwiches.  Then we can get a yummy fair treat later.
Once we ate our dinner it was Anna and Nicholas's turn to pick again.  We were off to the horses.
Our kids LOVE riding horses.

I am glad that the kids get a really nice long ride at the fair.  It is a long enough ride that I always find myself saying, "Ok, are we done yet?"

After the horses it was time for Mommy and Daddy to pick.  We were off to the big yellow slide.
Anna went on the slide last year and loved it.  We were not sure how Nicholas would take it.  He had a great time.  We even went down the slide twice.  We discovered that the boys go much faster than the girls.  Perhaps it has to do with the fact that they weight much more than the girls.

We then broke with tradition and got ice cream sundaes instead of funnel cake.  We were able to enjoy our sundaes while watching the diving show.  It reminded me a little bit of the movie Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken.  Too bad there weren't any horses jumping into the tank, that would have been really cool.  Even though there weren't any horses, the divers were really fun to watch.

Anna and Nicholas were amazed and sat there with their eyes glued on the divers the whole time.

Too bad I didn't get a picture of the two funny old ladies sitting behind us.  The were so funny to listen to as the were worried about the divers.

The fair this year was wonderful!!!  Our kids had a great time.  Not a single melt down!!!  We are so glad that we get to go to the fair every year with Pam.  Our kids love her and the fair is such a fun place to go with Pam.

See you next year Utah State Fair!