I headed back with both kids this past week, thinking it would be even more fun this year for a couple of reasons...Addie was older and would enjoy it more and Levi was old enough to have some fun as well! Thankfully, I was right and we all had a great time. I'm sure we'll be back again next year!
Here is Addie with some chickens:
This was one of my favorite parts. They had a "mooternity ward" where there were lots of pregnant cows. On the afternoon we were there, it just so happened that this cow had given birth about an hour earlier. So, the calf you see in this picture is an hour old. That was pretty amazing. She kept falling down and the mother would help her up and lick her. Addie was very intrigued as well.
More time with the cow and her new calf:
I let Levi out of the stroller a little (not the easiest thing to keep up with a double stroller as well as two running toddlers) so he could actually see some animals. He loved them. If he could've got into their cages, I'm sure he would've enjoyed that more, but he was happy to see them!
Levi and a rooster:
The rabbits:
Ready for the pig racing:
Levi cheering for the pigs/trying to get to them (do not be deceived by this picture...Levi has no belly. I have no idea how he is able to stick out his mid-section like that when there is barely anything there. Those were size 3-6 month shorts he was wearing-some of the only ones he can keep on):
We found the circus this year, which was a big hit! The fair is surprisingly large and I did not even know there was a circus there last year (assuming that there was). However, we went to it this year and it was a huge hit for both kids. This is Addie, waiting for the show to start:
This was one of my favorite moments at the fair. I sat Levi on my left and Addie on my right at the circus. There was a little girl that was probably 5 or 6 years old sitting next to Levi. Soon after I sat Levi next to me, he reached out his hand and grabbed the little girl's hand while he stared at her and smiled. At one point during the show, the girl went to grab something with her hand, so she had to let go of Levi's hand. He immediately went to get her hand back. It was so cute. He is such a sweet boy, even if he is wild and crazy too.
Addie clapped pretty much the entire time we were at the circus. If you have ever been to a circus, you probably know that there are lots of different acts and people tend to cheer and clap after most tricks that are done. Addie, however, was so into it (and was loving it so much) that she just did a continuous clap the entire time. She was so pumped, I guess she couldn't stop cheering.
Levi liked to clap too once he had both hands free!
My attempt at proving who brought the kids to the fair.
A big "beef cow"
The baby chicks and ducklings:
Levi stood and stared at the ducklings and chicks for probably a full five minutes. That may have been the longest he's ever stood in one place at a time. So, I think it's safe to say he liked them.
I think most of the time when people think of fair's, they think of riding rides and eating fried food. For our kids, though, it is all about the animals. We had a blast-can't wait for the NC Mountain State Fair 2012!
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