The Fair

We had an awesome time at the fair today! September is fair season all over New England, and there are multiple fairs to choose from each weekend. This one, however, is unique in that there are no fees to park or to enter! You simply pay for whatever concessions or rides you want. It's the best kind of fair, and we were excited to go back again this year!

First, we had to go and say hello to the livestock. Most of the animals competed yesterday, but there were still some sheep being judged today. Most of the animals were just hanging out and relaxing. This one cow seemed to love having the kiddos pet her.

Then it was down the midway to ride number one on the kids' list: the ferris wheel! It's definitely the best place to get a good bird's-eye view of the fair and the surrounding forest!

I even got a picture of me and my girlie at the top:

Next up, Niko wanted to go on an actual roller-coaster type ride. I was so excited, and was all set to go with him! Sadly, he was not quite tall enough this year. Next time!

Immediately after that, he saw the giant "Super Slide" and asked if he could go down it. Sure, why not? We asked Maya if she wanted to go, too, and she said, "No way!" But Niko was very enthusiastic on the way up. Not so much on the way down. I took a video: I stopped recording too soon. As soon as I got up, he said (and I quote), "I am NEVER doing THAT again!" haha! He survived, though. And now he knows he's not a fan.

Next up were the tried-and-true motorcycles, which were a big hit last year. Yup, they still liked them!

At that point, we had enough tickets for one more ride. We walked around, checked out all the ones that they could both go on, and they decided they wanted to ride the cars. So, they did. They were the only ones on the ride this time, haha!

And that was it for the rides. We lured them away with promises of cotton candy. Last year at the fair, they tried it for the first time. They haven't had it since. It's a special fair treat. Niko was super excited-- can you tell?

And that was that. The fair is only about 20 minutes from our house, and we'd had enough fun (and spent enough money!). But then we stopped at the vendor tent for a place Gus had been looking at online-- they sell wood pellets, which we heat our house with during the winter. And it turned out they were offering a "fair discount," so we walked out spending a LOT more than originally planned! But, we have five tons of our favorite (yes, we have a favorite) wood pellets heading our way! So it was a fun AND productive day! Success!!

Back to the grind tomorrow... I still have one more week before Maya starts preschool, and things get REALLY crazy!!