We used the Fair as our last family day of our summer vacation. We arrived around 11 in the morning and started in the rabbit and poultry barn. Muluken was telling us which rabbits were “cool” or “cute”. He couldn’t believe that we actually had our two rabbits there last year. He liked looking at all of the chickens and ducks, and even pointed out a rooster that looked like the one he had in Africa.
From there we headed to the goat and horse barns. I had fun looking at the goats and started asking a lot of questions about how much space a goat needs, what a goat eats, what type of fencing is needed for the goats, and what type of goat is best for our family. Brad just stood there and listened. Not really excited about my questions, but tolerating them.
Then we headed to the horse barns. The girls were already talking to all of their friends and checking out the horses. Muluken was a little short, so we had to lift him up to check them out. He had a hard time believing that Kjell and Snickers were in this barn last year.
So, by the time we finished in the horse barn, Noah could see the midway rides moving. We were off to buy wristbands and try out a few rides. Muluken wanted to start on the small car and motorcycle ride. Noah’s face was in disbelief. We had to explain to Noah that it was good for Muluken to start with smaller rides and move up to the bigger and scarier rides. He was OK with that but not real happy. Muluken turned into a little daredevil and wanted to try all of the rides. But, of course, that didn’t happen because Muluken was too short for the 48” height requirement. Muluken is just pushing 44”, so we had to split the kids up for awhile. Muluken rode some rides with Justin and Kendra, while Jordan and Noah headed down to the bigger rides with MaKayla. Cassie just watched until I had her take the kids up on the ferris wheel.
We ate a few slices of pizza (almost $25) and drank LOTS of water and root beer. It was REALLY hot out and not a cloud in the sky. Brad found a bench in some shade at one point, and all of us crowded around it.
Muluken and I wandered off for a while on our own and looked at the cows, sheep, and pigs. He pointed out a cow that might have looked like his cow in Africa, but this one was much bigger. He liked the littler cows the best. He also liked the baby piggies all sleeping in a row. He really didn’t understand that the sheep weren’t goats, because the sheep looked so much like the goats because they were shaved.
Cassie, Jordan, and I left the fair early and walked to the middle school for Jordan’s volleyball practice. Brad and the boys stayed for another hour to ride some more rides and even play some games. (Brad is such a push over!)
Muluken’s first experience of the county fair was a success! He can’t wait for next year and hopes he can go on more BIG rides too!
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