Hee Haw! The Utah State Fair

The smell of swine, the trodding of horses, the taste of any food imaginable deep fried; yes, I'm talking about the fair! We love to go to the Utah State Fair! It's just so much fun! In fact, we went twice this year, plus James and I went down for the Chris Cagle concert, which was so awesome!

One of our favorite things at the fair is the "Little Hands on the Farm". Isabelle loved it. They have the kids do all sorts of fun little things. She got to milk a cow, plant a seed, drive a tractor, and all kinds of farm chores. At the end, the kids take all of their supplies that they have grown on the farm to the market and they get pretend money which they then get to spend on a treat at the little store. That was Isabelle's favorite part.

We love to go on the giant yellow slide. The thing is huge! James took Isabelle once, and she laughed and cried the entire ride. She bawled at the end though and wouldn't go again. James and I raced down, and of course, I won!

Last year Isabelle rode a pony- because she was too little to know any better. This year, she loved to look at and talk to the ponies, but she was not about to let go of her daddy to ride one! All of Isabelle's cousins loved the pony ride. My niece Brielle was the funniest, bopping her head up and down as the horse trodded. Isabelle loved all of the animals though- the goats, cows, horses, and pigs.

This year we had a really fun experience when we made James volunteer to get hypnotized. It was hilarioius! I was so nervous the entire time that he would do something that would completely embarrass me! He did many embarrassing things, but nothing that would keep me from making him do it again! One of my favorite parts of the show was when every time they would play a certain song, he and another guy would go running towards each other in slow motion and then hug! I also loved when they were all professional body builders and James jumped around with his back towards the audience and flexed his tooshie! He was so funny to watch! He's not much of a reserved person as it is, so you can imagine how loose he was during his performance! Good thing we took lots of pictures and even bought a DVD of the event so we can show our grandchildren!

So if you haven't been to the fair in a long time, or ever, I highly recommend going next year! It's now a family tradition for us. I'm already looking forward to going again next year!


So excited to see the animals!






Looking at the cows with Daddy



Helping on the farm



Driving the tractor



Brushing the sheep



This is Isabelle last year!



Look how much she's grown! Oh!



She decided she didn't like the slide



I win!



We even ran into one of James' ex-girlfriends!



James made a new best friend when he was hypnotized!



He totally thinks he's a rockstar



Isabelle with her cousin Brielle



Petting a little cow



Isabelle and Daddy



She loved the goats!



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