Stay-cation -- At The Fair

I've been to plenty of amusement parks, but never a fair before so this was my and Averie's first time. 

First stop was a little simulated farm for Averie.  We put on our apron and grabbed a pail.

 

Got some grain for the cow...

Averie wanted to pick an apple, but they were hot from being out in the sun, so Daddy had to put it in her basket.

Chose a potato "seed" -- because Averie loves french fries ;-) -- and planted it...

Then picked up our finished potato on the other side.

Rode the tractor...

Brushed the sheep...

Collected some eggs...

Then it was time to trade in all her crops...

 

For a little snack.

OK, enough of the boring educational stuff (Kidding!).  Time for some rides!

The mini Tower of Terror

The princess greets her loyal subjects

Averie met her match for most stubborn creature on the planet.

And tried to help it escape.

Rode the giant slide!

 

<<<<  But should have stopped the first time -- Chris caught some serious air and broke his tailbone on the second trip down (it's an 8-week recovery in case you were wondering!).

 Averie loved the bounce house (is there a toddler that doesn't?)

And she was a good sport even though she fell down.

A lot!

This was a huge maze of ladders to reach the slide at the top.

She needed a little help with the first ladder.

Not a fan of the "hamster wheel

But she was a pro by the second time!

All that work for 5 seconds of sliding!

This one was really jerky and whipped around the corners.  She cried so hard, they stopped the ride to let her off.

Got swindled Played some fair games.  At least there were consolation prizes, which were plenty for Averie. 

She actually almost got it!

Declan chilled in the shade of the stroller the whole time.  Must be nice!

And kicked Averie's seat at every opportunity, in true little brother fashion.

 We finished with one more spin -- ha! I crack myself up -- on the carousel.

We snagged a fair worker to take a family picture, in which only the adults are smiling and looking at the camera. 

Then we all trudged parents trudged and kids rolled in comfort back to the car, dusty and exhausted.  It was a fantastic day.  Can't wait to go again next year!