It's Arkansas State Fair time... We took Brandon & Tyrus on Saturday. Nick & Tyrus took off to the big rides, while Brandon and I stayed in "Family Land." Brandon & Tyrus both got unlimited ride bands. Nick and I were passive observes holding onto everyone's drinks...
While Brandon was riding things, we ran into the Dennis Family. Brandon was thrilled to have his friend Jackson to ride with! The boys were a bit too big for this ride really. The minimum height on it was 24 inches...later Brandon told me it was really HOT in the helicopter and his legs didn't fit.
This race car ride just goes in a loop, but it really whips around the corners. The boys loved that! They liked it last year too.
Brandon loved the roller coasters. He was barely tall enought to ride alone, but was very pleased he didn't need Mommy or Daddy to ride with him. Enlarge this picture if you can and check out the tiny baby in the car behind Brandon...YIKES!!!
Brandon told me his favorite thing at the fair was "everything." I finally got him to specify that he liked the rides best, and we narrowd it down further by asking, "if you could have only one of the rides in the back yard, which one would it be?" He chose this roller coaster. It reminded me of the Mousetrap ride at Cedar Point, and it reminded Mark of the Mine Ride. (Mark & I took Brandon back to the Fair on Monday - kids rode free from 10-12, admission was free, and parking was only $1 - what a deal!)
There was a Demolition Derby scheduled at the Fair later in the evening of the night we were there. We saw several Monster Trucks. This was the only one you could really get a close look at - it was HUGE, or as Brandon would say - GINORMOUS!
It was pretty amazing that Brandon fit inside the tire! He thought it was pretty cool - of course!
In the Hall of Industry, they had all kinds of exhibits. The Farm Bureau (I think) had this cow set up for milking. Brandon gave it a try and told us it was pretty hard to do. 
We found a mural kids could color and spent a few minutes there while Brandon contributed.
The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission has this huge tank full of local water dwelling creatures. I think it's interesting. Brandon wasn't so fascintated and had no interest in having his picture taken with the alligator snapping turtle (aka loggerhead turtle) swimming around in the background. I don't think he even looked at it!
While Brandon was riding things, we ran into the Dennis Family. Brandon was thrilled to have his friend Jackson to ride with! The boys were a bit too big for this ride really. The minimum height on it was 24 inches...later Brandon told me it was really HOT in the helicopter and his legs didn't fit.
This race car ride just goes in a loop, but it really whips around the corners. The boys loved that! They liked it last year too.
Brandon loved the roller coasters. He was barely tall enought to ride alone, but was very pleased he didn't need Mommy or Daddy to ride with him. Enlarge this picture if you can and check out the tiny baby in the car behind Brandon...YIKES!!!
Brandon told me his favorite thing at the fair was "everything." I finally got him to specify that he liked the rides best, and we narrowd it down further by asking, "if you could have only one of the rides in the back yard, which one would it be?" He chose this roller coaster. It reminded me of the Mousetrap ride at Cedar Point, and it reminded Mark of the Mine Ride. (Mark & I took Brandon back to the Fair on Monday - kids rode free from 10-12, admission was free, and parking was only $1 - what a deal!)There was a Demolition Derby scheduled at the Fair later in the evening of the night we were there. We saw several Monster Trucks. This was the only one you could really get a close look at - it was HUGE, or as Brandon would say - GINORMOUS!
It was pretty amazing that Brandon fit inside the tire! He thought it was pretty cool - of course!In the Hall of Industry, they had all kinds of exhibits. The Farm Bureau (I think) had this cow set up for milking. Brandon gave it a try and told us it was pretty hard to do. 
We found a mural kids could color and spent a few minutes there while Brandon contributed.The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission has this huge tank full of local water dwelling creatures. I think it's interesting. Brandon wasn't so fascintated and had no interest in having his picture taken with the alligator snapping turtle (aka loggerhead turtle) swimming around in the background. I don't think he even looked at it! What an expression -- He told us we were BORING!!!! Hmmm - when did we become the grown ups who want to look at stuff instead of ride rides??? 
Laedyn stayed home with Uncle Mark while we were at the fair. She was in our thoughts though. I bought her this cute little Kimono dress ... what an odd thing to find at the fair!
Laedyn stayed home with Uncle Mark while we were at the fair. She was in our thoughts though. I bought her this cute little Kimono dress ... what an odd thing to find at the fair!
2 comments:
Val- it was so good to hear from you on my blog! Your kiddos are SO big- I can't believe it! Take care and stay in touch :)
Laedyn, too, will love the rides in a year or two. Does Brandon like that shirt?
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