State Fair 2010

So I wasn't planning on going this year.

I had a doctors appointment yesterday and I knew that it basically meant that we would miss the entire cow show by the time we showed up.

I wasn't too eager to go myself and try to keep track of two kids in a crowd AND try to take pictures of the show either,

BUT, after my appointment since Cary was home, we decided we'd just go hang out with my dad, Ben, and Crystal for a few hours since they couldn't leave until later that night.

Cary was wanting a funnel cake too. ☺

We got there right as the show was ending and they were outside taking a picture of a cow.

How many people does it take to take a picture of one cow?

☺

Dad showing Aidan how to milk a cow

The cows are glad the show is over...

Cary found a funnel cake

Ella was a fan too

Ella didn't think Crystal was dirty enough so she thought she'd help her out

We went to the ice cream social later.
(a tent where they have a bunch of different ice cream stations from the various creameries around the state)
Aggie ice cream always has the longest line. ☺

Watching a little boy on the rock climbing wall

We were only there for a few hours, but by the time we left there were SO many people there you could barely move and I was getting claustrophobic.

We were all going to go out and eat before those guys started loading up to leave,

but Kevin was giving out the permits early which meant they could leave earlier.

State Fair (photo overload)

Yesterday was the Holstein show at the state fair.

Christian "watching the cows"

You know, sometimes I'm glad that I get to show up on show day and take pictures instead of being in the barn for 4-5 days with little sleep and lots of hard work.

Thank heavens Kenneth came in to watch my kids for me!

Chandra and Ben hard at work

I have LOTS of pictures of cows, I'm guessing no one wants to see all of them except for dad and Ben? ;-)

Someone's little boy found a puddle and was stomping in it.

It was even made MORE fun when he found his reflection in the window.

But he always made sure to stop and clap when everyone else was. "Yay!"

Cows behinds, I have lots more of those pictures too.

The motley crew :-)

It was cold right then. In typical Utah weather fashion, it was really hot and sunny earlier in the day, rainy, windy and freezing by the end.

Crystal was tired. :-) I remember those days and thinking that the wood chips looked so soft and comfy to lay in, or if I could just go lay on a cow.

After the show is over, they have an ice cream social and all the dairy people can get in free. Considering we had to run in the wind and rain to get there, ice cream wasn't sounding all that great. Jesse still stocked up on Creamies and Fat Boy's to take for snacks at work. :-) (He took a break from work to come to the ice cream social with us) ha.

After an extremely long day, we went out to eat.

and Cary came too.

Unfortunately, for Ben, Dad, and Crystal, they had to go back to the show, load up the truck and trailer at 9:00 (they don't let you enter the fairgrounds to pack up until 9:00 PM) and then they had a 4-5 hr drive back home.

Thanks Ken!

Couldn't have done it without you.....I probably would have tried, given up around noon, packed up, and gone home.