The fair was good to us...

Like a lot of Minnesotans, our family took in the state fair this year. We went on Friday, on what turned out to be a very cold and windy day, high in the upper fifties... we wore jackets and the boys even wore stocking caps. Originally the plan was for Ron and Sara to take in the fair, as adults on their own, but the plan changed up a bit. Sara really wanted to share the fair with Jackson, but to make it a little easier on ourselves, we kept Addie in childcare at Grandma Jan's.

We got into the grounds at about noon and were set and ready to find lunch. Jackson counted that he tried seven things at the fair: a corndog, corn fritters, deep-fried pickles, sweet martha's cookies, cheese on a stick, chocolate malt and french fries. The real winner for mom was the deep-fried pickles and the boys are sweet on sweet martha!

Unfortunately for us, the winds were too strong for rides on the space needle and skyride so we stuck to more of the ground events -- building tours, eating and farm animals. Jackson tried out and old-fashioned race car, listened to lots of music, found the state's largest hog, searched for walleye in the big fish pond and was strongly encouraged to ride the big slide. (Okay, he was forced a bit, but he loved it!)

And here are the photos to prove it: