Turner County Fair

August means fair time! We spent the better part of this last week having a flu bug go through our entire household, so we were more than ready to get out of the house and have some fun once everyone was feeling better.

I actually had Wednesday off, and John took the afternoon off, so we spent the better part of the day out at the fair. The weather has been a little goofy this past week with chilly temperatures and lots of rain. Our fair day started off a little chilly and breezy, but it ended up being sunny and gorgeous out. A perfect fair day.

We got to Parker at around 12:30pm, and spent some time seeing the animals and commercial exhibits. At 1pm they started selling wristbands, and from that time on Emma and I spent a lot of time on the rides. John and I took her to the rides while Jim was nice enough to watch Elliott for a while. We also met up with Marie and Abby, and Emma had a blast going on rides with someone her same age. It was adorable. And Emma was fearless with the rides, there wasn't anything she wasn't willing to try.

John took her down the big slides and she absolutely loved it. We also took her on the ferris wheel a couple times, and she thought it was great. She rode rides for pretty much 5 hours straight, without stopping. She was one happy toddler.

We also hung out with John's side of the family quite a bit. Peg and Jill are in town for Tyler's wedding on Friday, so it was nice to see them, and they finally got to meet Elliott and get their snuggles and kisses in. We also ate some good food, and just had a fun day at the fair.

I was very impressed with how well the kids did all day long. I had them all morning, and Elliott was a little fussy so I was worried, but they did great, even without much of any naps for either of them. Emma went strong all day long, and really did not have any meltdowns until we were leaving. And Elliott was pretty content to just sit in the stroller, or be held, and look at everything. The only down side was, he still has the poops, and he blew out two outfits while we were at the fair (luckily mom was well-prepared and packed multiple back-ups).

We lasted at the fair until about 8:00pm, and then it was past time to go. Luckily, both kids passed out on the way home (from pure exhaustion), and they stayed sleeping once we got home and put them to bed. Score!!

It was a great day at the fair, and we had a TON of fun :)