The Fair-est of them all

Last weekend the fair was in town and my husband, a country boy at heart, was anxious to take the boys. Patrick and Henry went together on Wednesday, the first day of the fair. Henry loved sitting on the tractors, but was most excited about seeing all of the rides. They went in the evening so all of the lights were on and everything was sparkling. Henry came home talking all about the "spinners" (translate: fair rides) and the juice he got. Then we went as a family on Saturday. William, the resident animal lover, liked seeing the animals the most. There were pigs, sheep, cows and horses. Henry enjoyed playing his first fair game and winning a stuffed dog, but mostly loved watching the booth with a man carving things out of wood with his chainsaw. Children under 5 had free admission and other admission was good for the entire day, so after dinner Patrick went back to the fair with Henry and they brought Henry's friend, Charlie. Together they rode their first ride, the train, and played another fair game. Henry came home so excited to show me his second prize of the day: another stuffed dog!

Henry and William on a tractor

Farmer Henry
Patrick teaching William and Henry about cow udders
Henry and a fair sheepPatrick and Henry playing the Duck Game
Henry getting his stuffed animal dog prize
Henry and his new stuffed dog (which now sleeps with him every night)
Henry watching the man carve wood with his chainsaw

He has now been playing with his chainsaw (from Grandma and Grandpa Bug) nonstop and telling me that he's carving things "like the man at the fair".