We started off in the buildings that had all of the vendors. We didn't spend too much time in there, but it was still fun to see all the different things that people had to sell. The boys were facinated by one knife shop that had swords and other weapons to sell too. Ethan almost bought one, but fortunately we were able to talk him out of it. Rebecca and I have been working on letting the children have a little more independence with their money, but we don't want to see them waste it either (the swords were $100). In this building they also had the safety and other public works booths so the children enjoyed meeting Smokey the Bear, learning about railroad safety, and shooting some electronic rifles at targeted animals that would light up if they were "hit". Mentioning Smokey the Bear reminds me of a joke Ethan recently told me: What do Smokey the Bear and Alexander the Great have in common? (See the end of this post for the answer).
After that we took a break for lunch. We packed a pretty big lunch from home so we just found a seat among all of the food vendors to eat. After we ate our own lunch we enjoyed walking around all of the food vendors seeing the different fair foods that they were selling. It smelled really good.
Next came the animals. They had a lot of them to check out and even pet and feed. Our children probably liked the rabbits the best to look at, but their cages were out of reach, so they did not get a chance to pet them. There were a lot of horses and some of them were really huge. Some of the horses wanted to be petted so they would stick their heads out and try to nudge people as they walked by. I was most surprised by the milking cows. They looked a lot different from the milking cows that I have seen in the past. They looked like their body was falling off their bones. I wish I would have gotten a good picture, but the bones for the top part of their front and back legs just really stuck out and then they had a huge belly and udders hanging down from there. It made me feel sad for them, but I am sure they are well taken care of. We also got to hold chicks, feed goats, and pet some sheep.
After that, we found a community garden area. They had a very tiny hay maze and then free vegetables that had come from the garden. Rebecca got a whole bag full of finger potatoes, tomatillos, and peppers.
Then we stopped for a Mother Goose magic show. While waiting we played a few games in a tent next door. Ethan enjoyed a game of checkers with Rebecca. The children loved the magic show. It was just right for their age. But Rebecca fell asleep during it and I had to get up and walk around a bit. It was good, it just seemed to go on for a long time. Her final act was to make a cake. She threw a lot of ingredients into a bowl and then put a cover on it and when she took the cover off it was a bunny. She let all of the children come up one-by-one to pet the bunny, which our children loved.
Last was the craft, art, and awards buildings. The entries in all of the categories were fun to look at. They had huge pumpkins, some great artwork at all different ages, and some neat contests that we have never seen before (like submissions for edible hats). The food entries were not all that appetizing though because they had been sitting out already for almost two weeks.
After the fair we went out to eat at the Pizza Pie Cafe (we had some free coupons for the children's classes and our own that we had got at the Chubbuck Days) to celebrate our finally getting seeds down in our yard. It was a long, fun day!
Answer: They both have the same middle name.
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