Miami County Fair

A few weeks ago we took the kids to our county fair. We thought it would be fun to walk around looking at the animals and for Jenna to ride some rides. Jenna's first ride was in the car and all it did was go around in circles. After a few rotations, she was ready to get off and kept yelling, "Daddy, I done!" Then after that she didn't want to ride any of the rides. I'm not sure if the first one "scarred" her, but she didn't want to get on alone. We thought she might be done, but then we ran into my cousin and his two boys. Right away Jenna wanted to ride the rides with them and loved it! We were so glad to see her enjoying herself!

There was also a big inflatable that Jenna enjoyed bouncing in. She did that one quite a few times.

There was a petting zoo there and Jenna really enjoyed all the animals. There was a llama, alpaca, cow, bull, pigs, camel, and goats. She loved petting them and even gave some hugs.

Then we walked around the animal barns to look at the sheep and cows.

Of course Drew had to get a classic fair delicacy...a funnel cake. Jenna had a few bites too.

One of Jenna's favorite "rides" was the big slide. Drew and I both got to ride it with her and each time after we were done, she'd jump up and say, "Do it again, do it again!" Haha!

Jenna with her (2nd) cousins - John and Silas

John 5 yrs (almost 6), Silas 3 yrs, and Jenna 2 yrs

Grant was such a trooper! It ended up being a late night for us and he just zoned out in his stroller while Jenna rode the rides. He eventually fell asleep just before we left around 10:30pm.

This was one of those "whirly" rides that spins around. Jenna and the boys wanted to ride it, so I rode it too. Drew and I had bought 6 tickets so we could each ride 1 ride with her. (Can you believe that the rides are 3 tickets each and tickets are $1/each?!) And my cousin, Phil also rode with his boys.

Jenna also enjoyed the carousel and fortunately it was free for parents to ride with their kids, so Drew and I each rode that ride with her too.

After Jenna rode some rides with the boys, she felt more confident to ride some rides on her own. This was a bumpy one, but she did great with it.

We had a great evening!!