Fair time again. This year both Mom and Dad worked the scone booth for the Scouts. Thursday is also free entry day, which saves us money. Dad arrived with the kids before my shift of working ended and took the kids to see the baby animals (some of which I am allergic to).
They came back to get me and we went over to look at the horses. Again it amazes me how proud the kids are to show off their animals. We saw some of the most gentle horses I have ever seen. And then there was one horse that kept
whinnying and kicking his stall. He was MAD.
But it wasn't this one.
I was really surprised to see an ELEPHANT of all things at the fair. She was a middle aged Indian elephant with an extremely good nature.
Her nature was so good that each kid was given a carrot and they were able to feed her! We learned some new things about elephants as well. Such as, they live to be about 70 years old in the wild and only have four teeth that renew themselves every few years.
I couldn't resist taking a picture of this butterfly that I saw as we finished looking at a display of art that had been judged. Art and canned food.
Every year each kid gets to go on one ride that we pay for. Sunshine decided to not go on a ride this year and really wanted to get her face painted instead.
She was so excited about it. Can you tell?
Dad and Buddy went on a
hang gliding ride. That looked like fun once they were up there. I had to remind Buddy to smile. He wasn't scared, he just looked like he was concentrating more than just having fun.
Turtle wanted to go on the planes. The seat belt in the was a joke. It wouldn't fit around me or us and it didn't even fit around Turtle! I ended up holding him, which probably wasn't very safe but at least he was able to see better.
Dad did a great job at taking pictures.
The end of the day we have a thing about getting Purple Cows (here they are blackberry milkshakes) and chocolate ice cream. So yummy. This year they took FOREVER, okay actually it was just about 20 minutes, but it felt like longer. What else should you expect from teenage volunteers?
The fair this year was better attended than last year and there were quite a few more rides to go on. We had fun again, but we can wait patiently for next year to come.
They came back to get me and we went over to look at the horses. Again it amazes me how proud the kids are to show off their animals. We saw some of the most gentle horses I have ever seen. And then there was one horse that kept whinnying and kicking his stall. He was MAD. But it wasn't this one.
I was really surprised to see an ELEPHANT of all things at the fair. She was a middle aged Indian elephant with an extremely good nature.
Her nature was so good that each kid was given a carrot and they were able to feed her! We learned some new things about elephants as well. Such as, they live to be about 70 years old in the wild and only have four teeth that renew themselves every few years.
I couldn't resist taking a picture of this butterfly that I saw as we finished looking at a display of art that had been judged. Art and canned food.
Every year each kid gets to go on one ride that we pay for. Sunshine decided to not go on a ride this year and really wanted to get her face painted instead.
She was so excited about it. Can you tell?
Dad and Buddy went on a hang gliding ride. That looked like fun once they were up there. I had to remind Buddy to smile. He wasn't scared, he just looked like he was concentrating more than just having fun.
Turtle wanted to go on the planes. The seat belt in the was a joke. It wouldn't fit around me or us and it didn't even fit around Turtle! I ended up holding him, which probably wasn't very safe but at least he was able to see better.
Dad did a great job at taking pictures.
The end of the day we have a thing about getting Purple Cows (here they are blackberry milkshakes) and chocolate ice cream. So yummy. This year they took FOREVER, okay actually it was just about 20 minutes, but it felt like longer. What else should you expect from teenage volunteers?
