A Day at the Fair

The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair was in town on Kate's actual birthday! Josh took the morning off of work, Peggy agreed to watch Nathan, and Mommy, Daddy, and Kate headed off to the fair. What better way to spend a birthday! It was more fun than any of us anticipated (and a lot hotter than we were prepared for).

The first exciting thing was that the shuttle bus to the fairgrounds was a school bus! Kate has wanted to ride a school bus for as long as I can remember! It was just as much fun for me to watch Kate's excitement as it must have been for her to get to ride the bus.


I really wanted Kate to ride a pony. She was a little cautious at first, but she enjoyed the ride.
Mommy wanted the ponies, but Kate wanted the pig race. Here she is on Daddy's shoulders waiting for the pig races to start. She was hot and tired. She still asks about once a week if we can go see another pig race.
We saw lots of fun and unusual sights. This juggler was one of Kate's favorites. There were some fun animals to pet and see too.



But the rides were what Josh was looking forward to taking Kate on. She has no fear and such zeal. She and Daddy had a lot of fun.

Kate technically wasn't tall enough to ride by herself, but this one guy let her slip by on this ride. Does a centimeter or two really make a difference. I bet the guy sensed it was her birthday. Kate was thrilled to go on a ride by herself!

The ride Kate wanted to go on the most was the Ferris Wheel. From the moment she heard we were going to the fair she asked if she could ride the Ferris Wheel. She loved peering over the edge (which made mommy a little nervous). She's a thrill seeker I'm afraid!