This morning after chores we (I) got a great idea Bri had the day off so we loaded up the kids and headed to the fair. I was oozing with excitement since it had been over 5 years since I made it to the fair. (Living out of state sucks this time of year!) I was also excited for Brian and the kids to see it! We found parking just one block from the gate (I remember when you could pay 5 and park now some people want 20!). For those of you who are unfamiliar with the State Fair, its serious business around here! Someone told Brian it's like the world series of fairs! People who live near the fair grounds turn their yards into parking lots. You basically don't see grass on yards within 10 blocks of the fair just cars!
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| Brian giving free rides |
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| Micah coming down the slide |
After we parked our first mission was to find pronto pups! we gobbled those down and started walking around. We got to the big slide Brian took the big kids down it. Micah went by himself and didn't think he wanted to do that again. We took a little stop by the butterfly house once again Brian took the kids in while I feed Eli. It was really fun to watch Brian was board out of his mind but the kids had a blast. Once baby was full we made our way to the animals.
This was one of my favorite parts I was able to get some really good information in the pig/goat barn by talking to others. Did you know there is a dip formulated for winter that helps against frost bite?
While in the cow barn I noticed my husband was no longer with me, when I looked back he was at a booth that had info on dairy cows!!!! NOOO!!! I asked a lady how long it would take to milk a cow, she told me just 5 minutes or so. when I explained I meant by hand I was told "I don't know ANYONE who milks by hand anymore" Well I my name's Jenna! LOL I think a milker will be in order if we get anything else that needs to be milked. I cannot believe that my grandpa's family had 7 of those things that were milked by hand 3 times a day!
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| Sarah showing me how easy milking is! |
We finished off the fair with rides and a walk around the colosseum where I managed to score some books for school. We left the fair with 3 tired kids, and a unimpressed husband.
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| Ready to head home! |
When we got home I headed out to milk only to realize that Billy had gotten into the feed while we were gone and polished it off, leaving me with nothing to entertain the girls while i milked. So not only was I being eaten alive by an army of mosquitoes I had dancing goats. Brian had to come hold buttercups head while i got her since she was not stay in place. Once she was switched out for Rosie, I relaxed a bit but shouldn't have. Rosie has a bit of an attitude she wasn't happy about the lack of grain so she gave me a look and plopped her food in the bucket. What a stink! None the less they got milked and the kittens and dogs got a bucket full of milk to drink!
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