The County Fair

It's that time of year again--the fair is in town. We told the kids that since we have taken them to Disneyland AND Six Flags this year, we are not shelling out money for fair rides. Julianne and Elisa decided to use their own money to buy a bracelet that allowed them unlimited rides. Caleb opted to go swimming with his friends.

Brad was working, so we three girls headed to the fair. When we arrived, the girls made a bee line for a ride that is new this year: the Super Shot. After being harnessed into the chair, it raises veeeeeeery slowly to a height of 100 feet. There is a little awning of sorts, so the rider can not see how far from the top they are. Once it reaches the top, it suddenly drops the rider and allows them to free-fall almost to the bottom, where it quickly slows down and then stops. The girls loved it! In fact they immediately went on it again. Take a look:


Julianne spent the day taking Elisa on the rides while I got to do something I've never done before: visit the exhibits at my own leisurely pace. I had such a good time looking at the exhibits, letting a little calf suck on my fingers, and petting a Grand Champion pig that the son of one of my host families raised.

I met up with the girls several time through the day to watch them go on rides, tour the horse barns, watch them go on rides, buy them some food, and watch them go on more rides. It was a full day, but they had a blast and still were not ready when I insisted we leave at 10:00 p.m.