State Fair of Texas

Mikey has some time off before he starts his new job so the State Fair was the first of our "family field trips" while he is home with us. This was the first year for us to go to the fair and we were so happy to share this first with Ava. Granny Jean, Konnie, and Matt also joined us so it was a family affair! They have been going to the fair since they were kids so we enjoyed having our own personal tour guides. The weather was a little gloomy and cool but it actually wasn't that bad. It only rained on us a little towards the end of our visit and we just took shelter and ate funnel cake! Ava did great while we were there. I usually get stressed when we do big things like this with her because she will not nap in her stroller and when she is tired the party is over. There was so much to see that even though she was getting a little tired she managed to hold out until the car ride home. Good memories were made on our first trip to the State Fair!

First stop was to meet Big Tex and get a family picture with him.

And then of course we had to try the famous Fletcher's Corny Dogs! Ava was dressed appropriately. She wanted a taste but we told her next year. There has been so much hype about these corn dogs that I didn't think they would meet my expectations but....they were fabulous!

The family- Mikey, Ava, Granny Jean, Konnie, Matt, Me

We are a family of goof balls and my Uncle Matt is the biggest of them all! This is his cotton candy mustache.

Walkin to see the animals

We started off with the small animals like the kitty.

It was a good time for the baby bejorn because we were about to go see the bigger animals at the petting zoo where strollers weren't allowed.

Lovin riding up front!

Ava meets the llama

I think the goats were the family favorite. I only like the baby goats though. My dad had goats, named after my sister and I(???), and they were horrible!

The zebra wanted to eat Granny's basket

Ava meets the ....what is that thing called, an alpaca or is that a llama too? The sign said it spits and this is how close they came to it. Safe!

Ava and I will be making our second trip to the fair next week when we go with friends. More corny dogs and animals to come!