On Thursday we took our annual fieldtrip to the fair. We had a great time and I am happy to report we did not have to leave early due to my allergies (unlike last year!). After meeting up with our homeschool group we split off and headed to see the animals. Of course we loved seeing them all, especially the piglets and lambs...so precious! Although, the sheep and goats got a little crazy so we got outta their petting zoo pretty quick. Then my very gracious dad met us there...he's such a trooper! He had a meeting that morning in Riverside and rushed out to meet us. He didn't even get to change out of his dark long-sleeved shirt and dark pants. It was 97 degrees that day! Annie earned 9 free rides by doing book reports. Bekah also made book reports even though the minimum grade to participate was Kindergarten. The lady at the booth was so gracious and gave Bek a few ride tickets for her hard work. Here are a few pics of our day:
One of Annie's FAVORITE foods is corn on the cob. She always cleans the cob.
The kids pet a baby alligator in the dinosaur display building.
The girls each had a rag doll made. They were are so cute and the girls absolutely love playing with them. They named them Rose and Frances (after their own middle names).
They got a kick out of the little red school house and the slates the children used to use instead of paper.
Both girls got to sew a little.
One of my kids' favorite insects is a preying mantis so they were excited when they found this photo opp. We get them in our yard often and the other day Annie said, "I think preying mantises come to our house because they know we like to pray."
4 comments:
I LOVE that last comment about the preying mantis! Too cute!
Man, the fait has a ton of educational stuff-- never thought about it before!
(Oh, and I LOVE the corn too-- that's all I got this time-- no deep fried goodness this year...)
How fun! Your Dad is such a wonderful Grandfather and Dad, of course.
Hey, did Annie think of Anne of Green Gables at the little red house? It reminded me of that.
Glad you had a "full" day at the fair.
It was a GREAT day! Can't wait for Knott's next month.
wow! that looks like so much fun! we went a few weeks ago but didn't get to go back as planned. how did you keep your allergies at bay? My son suffered through it.
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