We had such a wonderful time at the fair on Friday night! After our Wednesday evening plans got rained out, we prayed that Friday would be a nice afternoon and that the storms would go away, and they did! It was a beautiful evening, and Rivers was SO excited and ready to ride some rides. First, Rivers and I rode the swings. They were pretty speedy for a child's ride, but she let me hold her tight as she waved to Daddy and Jackson below.
Next, we rode the carousel. It was Jackson's first time, and he had a great time going up and down as he licked the pole! (Rivers did it too when she was little, and she turned out okay!)
Then, Rivers rode the train all by herself. I was a little scared to let her ride alone in case she decided to bail out mid-ride, but she loved it and waved at us each time it came around.
We took a little break to eat some Fiske fries, a hot dog ($7...we all shared), and lemonade, and then we headed over to the big Ferris wheel. Rivers enjoyed looking out over the fair, and Jackson loved having his hair blown back as we went around.
The big hit of the night was the Euroslide...a HUGE slide over in the "teenage" part of the fair. Rivers just met the 36" height requirement so that she could ride on my lap. We grabbed a mat and headed up at a 45 degree angle to the top which must have been about 40-50 feet in the air. We had a wonderful time zipping down the slide laughing all the way! Daniel took her next, and then I took her again. If we had found it earlier in the evening, we would have done it over and over.
Jackson was so laid back whether we held him or he was riding in the stroller. He enjoyed looking around at all of the lights and people. As we left, we grabbed another lemonade and a bag of cotton candy. Rivers LOVED it! She was holding the bag by herself initially, but then I realized that I had better ration it out or she would eat the whole bag. If it weren't so expensive just to get in the gate at the fair ($18), we would definitely go again this week. We'll have to see... It only comes once a year, and we sure did have a wonderful time together! So, what do you think, Daniel? Can we go again?
We had such a great time at the fair last Friday! Daniel and I are die-hard fair fans, so we look forward to this time of year so much! The weather was absolutely perfect: cool and clear.
The view from the top of the Ferris wheel.
Shortly after arriving, we bumped into our friends Joey and Crystal. Jackson and Ellis kept each other company in their strollers while Jake and Rivers rode a few rides together. Crystal and I and Joey and Daniel even managed to race each other on the EuroSlide with the kids on our laps. It was so much fun!
This is a blurry picture of the dragon rollercoaster that Rivers almost FELL out of. Right after I shot this picture, Rivers put her hands up as the car rounded the corner and it appeared as though her upper torso went up slightly over the side of the car. The four of us gasped, and I was shocked that she didn't fall out. We yelled for Jake to hold onto Rivers and for Rivers to hold onto the bar. SCARY!
Rivers loved sharing a corn dog with Jackson.
It's so fun to ride as a family on the Ferris wheel.
All of us shared an elephant ear with cinnamon, sugar, and apples. YUM!
Jackson, you see, is barefoot. He takes his shoes off all of the time now after we just had a great stint of keeping them on. At least he's not licking the pole this year!
Rivers got to be the conductor on the train. She rang the bell the whole time.
