It’s been an amazing week. Andrea had a week off and we’ve been all over creation. We returned from a waterpark vacation and had a free day with no plans. We did what any red blooded Minnesotan would do, we packed everyone back up into our trusty van and headed to the local state fair.
After parking in our super-secret-one-block-from-the-fair-grounds parking lot we set off for a day of fun!
We stopped to gear up on with our alma mater before a trip the baby animal barn. The kids were treated to ducklings, lambs, calves, and piglets.
Ski-U-Mah
We turned to the full sized animals at the cattle, horse, and swine barns. We discovered free cheese sticks (perfect timing to avoid mid-morning hangry time), got a impromptu visit from the crowned Princess Kay of the Milky Way, entered a coloring contest, saw the largest boar, and had a couple more close encounters with barnyard animals.
A stop at the Milk booth left the kids reeling
The kids were getting a little stir crazy so we gave them a little bit of excitement. Andrea took a turn as well, complete with flips!
The expressions, totally legit
We found a picnic table ate our lunch and mid-oreo dessert Dominic was asleep. The rest of us found some hula hoops and stopped at the PBS booth for pictures with famous cut-outs.
Little man woke up and immediately saw some big trucks and NEEDED to get some pictures with them
BIG TRUCK!
After that we stumbled across a parade and finished the outing with rides at the Giant Slide, carousel, and kid-way.
In the end, we had a full 6 hours at the fair with a minimum of crabbiness from parent or child.
What a great way to spend a Thursday!
Because I Literally Have Nothing Better To Do 