Mille Lacs County Fair time

 Well I finally made it to my first Mille Lacs County Fair.  I think it was just the right size for the boys.  It is a lot smaller scale then what I was used to growing up with the Red River Valley Fair, but it was fun.  We got to see a few people we know while we were there.  The first barn we hit was the cattle barn.  Right away we saw the Virnig-Hook clan.  Patti and her son Sam showed the boys the 10 cattle they brought to the fair.  Sam brought them to pet the calf that I thought Patti had said he got Grand Champion with.  They only got brave enough to go pet the rear a little bit.

After the cattle barn we made it to the horse barn and then the FFA barn where they had a few animal to pet and the rabbits.  

Collin just loved the bunnies.  He sat and talked to this little bunny for a few minutes.  I think they were his favorites. 

As many of you know Tyler is a bit sensitive to loud noises.  We had a loud public toilet flushing incident when he was 2, a fire truck incident at a parade when he was 3.  We had a bad incident this summer at the Little Falls Zoo with a peacock.  He ran into the brush and when we got up to him and look in it at him, he got ticked off and let off this big loud squawk that scared the crap out of all of us.  So I will just say Tyler wasn't too excited about the poultry barn or I guess it was more of a tent.  I guess he isn't much of a bird man.  He thought the turkeys were freaky, as he put it.  It was funny to hear that come out of his mouth.  

  

Tyler couldn't get out of there fast enough.

They thought the pigs were a little stinky.

They finally decided it was time to go on rides.  They first went in this big dinosaur jumping house.  They waited so patient, as a few parents let their kids budge in front of others.  So Collin pretended that he was in jail.  

Well I got suckered into some stupid basketball games, that I payed way to much for to get these light up swords.  Of course Collin's is not working already.  These two wouldn't quit with the swords.  I was waiting for them to accidentally hit someone.  Tyler did get me in the hand once.  Boys, I tell ya.  

This was the hit of the rides.  It actually went pretty fast for a kids ride.  

Tyler spied the monkey and had to ride on it.  It is sort of fitting for him.  

So that was are 2 hour trip to the fair.  The boys had a good time. I guess I did too.