On Sunday morning (before it got too hot), we took the kids to the State Fair. We had a really good time, although it did get a little toasty towards the end of the day. We started off at the Riley Fun Park where Nate got to pretend to be a farmer.
After that, Nate got to ride a pony. He did a really great job - we thought for sure that he would be scared, but he was totally fearless.
There were also two elephants at the fair (not your typical farm animals) that Nate loved. We couldn't get very close, but I think that Nate would have run right up to them if he could have.
Next, we headed over to Pioneer Village. Nate got to see the cows, chickens, horses, and pigs. We might have a vet in the making - he loves animals of all shapes and sizes. We stopped to feed Kaitlin and give Nate a strawberry slushy and corn dog break. Kaitlin enjoyed getting out of her hot stroller!
Next stop - goat mountain! Nate and Mommy got feed some goats. Nate was a little scared, but he was fascinated by the baby goat. He probably dropped more food on the ground than he actually fed to the goats, but he seemed to enjoy it. And, in order for us to get change to get goat food, we ended up buying some corn. Nate enjoyed that too! ;)
Then, we ended up at the Midway and Nate rode on a dinosaur ride and a truck ride all by himself and the carousel with Daddy and spinning strawberry ride with Mommy. By that point, everyone was getting a little hot and cranky so we moved inside to a few buildings (and snacked on some fried cheese and strawberry shortcake) before heading home.
