At the Fair

The Clackamas County Fair... a small-town fair, not big enough to warrant a ferris wheel, much to our disappointment, but big enough for the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile to make an appearance.

We took the train tour...

Watched the Bunny-Rabbits show off their agility skills...

Looked at strange and beautiful and cute and stinky animals...

Admired random collections...

And the Fourth Doctor's scarf...

One lonely hooked rug (no cross-stitch to speak of, and the quilts were not my taste)...

Big strings of balloons against a blue sky...

We were there to help our friend and forestry mentor in the OSU Extension Service booth for a 3-hour shift. This duty was enjoyed by the Farmboy, while I roamed about with the kids.

The booth was positioned in the shade of this beast...

After the Farmboy was finished talking to people about trees and gardening, we walked over to the food village and got ourselves some hand-dipped corndogs with mustard and lemonade. Mmmm-good.

The almost-second-grader gave me my most favorite moment of the day, as he bravely went on the roller-coaster all by himself and spent the entire ride laughing with delight. Not just a little laugh, but a from-the-gut, out-of-control laugh that everyone from yards around could hear over the noise of the machinery.

The almost-Kindergartener wasn't ready for the roller coaster, and didn't want to go on a ride by herself, but had her eyes on a giant teddy-bear ride. She convinced her big Brother, even though he thought it looked too much like a little kid ride.

He doesn't realize that he's still a little kid. Shhh... its a secret.