A Day at the Fair...
Since were were already so hot from the A/C being out yesterday, we decided to head to the Ohio State Fair today. It's really amazing --- we've lived here for three years now, and this was the first time we've ever even considered going to the Fair. I'm not exactly a "Fair" kind of person --- I don't particularly enjoy walking around in the sweltering heat, I distinctly make a point not to ride portable roller coasters, and I don't really feel compelled to eat a deep-fried food on a very hot summer day.
However, this year one of the local model railroad groups added a layout of Thomas the Tank Engine and Sodor Island to their display. This got Dylan pretty excited, so I caved in and we made a trip to the Fair.
I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. The Fair was very well done! There was the typical Fair Midway complete with plenty of rides, lemonade booths, and deep-fried food and turkey legs, but there was also several very interesting exhibits about the agriculture and livestock of Ohio. And to sweeten the deal for me, there were lots of horse shows and the Budweiser Clydesdales.
It was reminiscent of the Houston Rodeo in many ways and the Arabian Horse Shows at LSU that we attended as children.We had a great time checking out the livestock (sorry, Daddy, we missed the "shoats" this year), watching a Retriever demonstration in the pond (Lisa, GT & Tex could have entered), getting the kids fingerprinted, eating kettle corn, watching the horse shows, and of course, seeing Thomas the Tank Engine!
The long, hot day came to an end with the Clydesdale team hooking up for their parade around the fairgrounds. The massive size and pristine condition of those horses always amaze me. After they took off, we made the long walk back to the car --- tired, smelly, and dirty. The ride home was strangely quiet. I made a few laps around Worthington to get a few additional minutes of this...
And just so you know... we returned to a wonderfully cool house thanks to our very timely A/C Repairman, Mark!!
4 comments:
I'm glad you three had alot of fun at the fair. I remember the days of the LSU horseshows and the "shoats"!! I think we smelled the same way too except you girls had Cowgirl hats and BOOTS on for the rodeo. It's so good to see my grandkids sleeping so peacefully!
I'm glad your AC got fixed...so did ours. Thank God for AC's!!!!
Luv, Mom
the fair looked like fun! did you eat a fried twinkie, oreo, or snickers? apparently, you can also have fried coke....there was a booth last year at our fair.
love ya,
Karen
What fun! I think the best part must have been the few extra minutes of quiet reprieve driving around Worthington with sleeping kids. You have to take your minutes when you can get them!
Love,
MPark
i miss the rodeo, too. it looks like y'all had a ton of fun. i personally love fried foods... funnel cakes rule! glad your a/c is working again. ours messed up a couple weeks ago, too. we love and miss y'all!
lisa
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