Our Annual Fair Trip

August means one thing for us: Kentucky State Fair time! Sage has been asking about it for months. We LOVE the fair because it's something fun we get to do as a family with my mom. This was the first year that Sage has been in school though, so it tightened our schedule up a lot. Travis only wanted her to miss one day of school, so we left for Kentucky on Thursday evening after Sage's dance classes. We didn't get there until 12:30am our time and 1:30am their time. It was painful.

What was also painful was that poor Jaggar ran a fever all day and night. Isn't that a rule that when you plan a trip or vacation that one kid, if not more, runs a fever? He's cutting his molars, so he was/is in a lot of pain. We did it though. We drove. We slept (barely). We got up, got ready and went to the fair. Thank God the weather cooperated, and it was COOL that morning. I think that the high was only 80 something, which was a huge relief to the 100 something temps that I've been reading on my car. We had a wonderful time, and thanks again, mom, for treating us. The next few posts are those that I've dedicated to our fair trip.

Here are the kids, Mom and I in front of the ugly lamps for the contest for Lynn's Paradise Cafe. Their theme is, you guessed it, ugly lamps. I always get a kick out of these. Some were a bit too gruesome in my opinion, but here we are in front of happy ones. :)Sage has (for the past 2 years now) eaten ice cream for breakfast. I think she likes to recreate the same thing for herself. I do that too.
Just because he's cute.

He was so excited to be pushing the buttons on the coke machine. He almost chose a drink for someone that we didn't know after they put their money in.
The fair exhibits all kinds of things made by local people. If you can think of it, I've seen a category for it. Then these items are judged and ranked. This was the stained glass section, and I think this one won first place. I happened to like it as well.
People entered their aquariums too. This one was my favorite. If you know me, then you know that I LOVE Halloween. I don't know why exactly, but there's something about cute ghosts and pumpkins that make me smile.
Cake contest. AND WOW, there were some cakes. I was amazed. And hungry. Mom and I got a cupcake after we looked at these, but this one was one of my favorites. I have always loved Alice in Wonderland. May have to keep this one in mind for Sage's birthday.
Ok, this was just awesome. They have these "balloon masters," and they are truely that. This underwater scene is made up entirely of balloons. I just loved it.
Sage loved the mermaid....
and the lit up pearl.
Freddy the Farmer is famous. He is an icon of the Fair. I remember being a little girl and refusing to talk to him. I don't think I even tried this year with Sage because I have a hard time getting her to talk to real people, much less a 20 foot plastic man.


J Cruiz in front of the fountain. He had a rough day, but he was a trooper. He is at kind of a tough age for this type of event because he wants to walk everywhere, and he's not like Sage was. She was so clingy, but he would walk off and never look back. busy boy. I tell myself that next year will be easier, but I said that last year and proved to be incorrect. FYI to moms to be or new moms: infants/newborns are EASY.

I love this fountain. So pretty