Today was our big day at the State Fair. I'd like to say that we had the best day ever, but that wouldn't be entirely accurate. This was just one of those family outings that didn't quite click. It seemed like at any given time someone was unhappy about something.
The boys were both a little tired and not their normal cheerful selves. As a result, there were a fair number of squabbles over what we were doing. If Nick had his way, we would have spent the entire time at either the children's rides or the midway games (with appropriate breaks for food). This is not unreasonable from a six year old, but unfortunately we were not going to spend the entire time at the rides and midway games.
Despite some attitude issues, we pressed on. It was a beautiful day. It was downright chilly when we arrived and the high was in the lower 70's. Everyone's allergies were under control, so that was nice.
One of the highlights of the day was watching a lumberjack competition. They did things like carve wood statues with a chainsaw, climb trees, canoe jousting, and log rolling. It was a very enjoyable show. I wonder if it is too late for me to become a professional lumberjack?
We didn't really try any new fair food this year. I wanted to try the choclate covered bacon, but I never saw where it was. Instead we stuck with basics - breakfast burritos, tom thumb doughnuts, pronto pups (I've decided that I prefer pronto pups to corn dogs), mini cinnamon rolls, buffalo burgers, frozen key lime cheescake on a stick. I actually could have eaten more food, but by mid afternoon that crowds were massive and we were losing steam fast.
This year we drove closer to the fair and then walked the remaining distance. It worked out well. Despite my griping about Nick's attitude at times, he was a champ in terms of all the walking. Xander is still able to ride in the stroller for things like this and he did well too.
On the whole it was a fun time. However, I'm not sure that we'll be making a return trip this year. It wasn't that much fun...
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Pronto pups have corn dogs beat, hands down.
What's the difference? I'm curious.
Wish we could be there, but I have a feeling that we would have had a less than perfect family experience too. None of these D4 4 enjoy crowded places!
The breading on a pronto pup is made with wheat flour instead of corn. It isn't as sweet and is maybe a touch lighter.
Tom Thumb donuts. I am so jealous!
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