County Fair

In a rural county you find funny traditions.  So on labor day weekend, we have a GIANT county fair.  Demolition Derby, Rodeo, 3 hour parade with over 120 entries, carnival, 10 barns full of prize winning animals, and another large building with the prize winning vegetables...the complete works when it comes to county fairs.  But the funny tradition part is that the Walla Walla Public Schools closes school on Friday of the fair weekend for Kid's Day at the Fair.  Kid's Day at the fair is fabulous if you are looking for the real deal county fair, which we were. 

We did not partake in all of the events because many were sold out!  The Demolition Derby which the whole family really wanted to go see is especially hard to get tickets at the gate when you show up.  So we missed it.  Not next year...we are already planning on buying tickets early.

But Friday at the fair was great!   We spent most of our time in the animal barns just looking at, petting and being close to all the animals.  Then it was off to the carnival where we spent lots of our time waiting in line for really fun rides.  I was sucked in to riding one with the boys and of course felt sick for a while afterwards.  Silly me just had to try one.  I was doing fine when it was going forward but when it went backwards that was the end for me.  After all our tickets were gone, we ended our  day with some carmel kettle corn and cotton candy and headed for home!

Here are some of the photos from the day.

Watching horse and rider participate in skills contest.

Playing in a pool of wheat.  Yes a whole pool!

More Wheat Play!

Dakota working on his lasso technique.

Got it!

In the animal barn.

With the Goats!

Tractor demolition derby!

Pony rides!

Carnival!