The Fair

Last week was the Sebastian County Fair in Greenwood. Confession: Until this year, I had never been. Until a couple of years ago, I didn't know it existed. So, this year we decided we definitely needed to take Lawson. The State Fair in Fort Smith is not my favorite thing. I like fair food but not enough to spend the money and go. Maybe it's just me but I feel like it's yucky. Now that we've been to the Sebastian County Fair, it will be a yearly thing for us I'm sure. The State Fair is still debatable...sort of.

On Saturday, there was a Fair Parade. It lasted about 10 minutes. It literally took us longer to load Lawson and Addison in the car and drive down to the square. Addison said it was okay because she still got candy. Can't beat six year old logic. :-) Here we are at the parade. 



Lawson liked the fire truck. He said, "Fire truck! Broooom Brooom!"

Can you tell it was almost nap time for Mr. Tootie Pants?

While we were out and about walking, we stopped at the Farmer's Bank fountain. I have to say, I don't know if we'll do the parade again, but couldn't hurt to try it once, right. I think the kiddos had fun anyway.

Heading in to the fair. Look how tightly he is holding on to his Daddy. These two are buddies.

He just kept saying, "Whoa!" over and over again. Could they look any more alike? Jeez!

We started with the little petting zoo tent, and boy did Lawson love it. He wanted to hug every animal who came to the fence. Goats...

More goats...

Uh, more goats...

The very hairy cows...

Umm...and more goats. And, in case you're wondering, no. Lawson does NOT need a goat. (Jason asked me this question as we walked out of the tent. Are you kidding me!?!?)

He doesnt' always want to hold our hands, but most of the time he does. I love it! He's so sweet.

Pretty much the only ride we felt comfortable putting him on was the carousel. Maybe we're lame, but he didn't seem to know what he was missing. I'm sure next year will be a completely different story, but for now, riding the carousel with Momma is it. Sorry, buddy.

We also spent some time walking through the barn to see the show animals, but it's hard to take pictures of a 19 month old little boy who darts back and forth from cage to cage. He loved it though. He wants to hug or pet every animal he sees, which is okay unless said animal is not a fan of hugging or petting. We will certainly work on this before we go to the zoo again. :-)

I just love doing fun family stuff with my boys! They make my day!

Mandy