This was a first for our family! We explored the fairgrounds at the Iowa State Fair on August 22. Rachel invited us and treated us to a lot of things - meals, tickets to shows, etc. The crowds were thick, and it was tough to keep track of everybody, but there was lots of fun mixed in!
highlights:
- "Crazy Mouse" spinning roller coaster ride that Rachel, Violet, Calvin and I went on. Lots of spins, turns, and screams. Rachel said her brain was shaking after the ride.
- Eli and Vanessa, who were too small to go on the roller coaster, got turns on the trampolines. They both had huge smiles and enjoyed that.
- watching Calvin's face as he viewed a cow giving birth on a video screen ("DOES THAT HURT!!?!??!")
- Red Trouser comedy show
- gyros and corn dogs for lunch
- cotton candy! (Eli didn't like it, Rachel got him some salt water taffy candy instead)
- seeing the award for the weirdest vegetables, the twisty carrot looked a lot like something that came out of our garden last year.
- life size cow made of butter
- riding the sky glider!
- strawberry smoothies!
- eating dinner at the mexican restaurant on the way out of town. Thanks to the app "Yelp" for helping us find it.
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| Calvin and I on the "sky glider"! Don't lose your flip flops! |
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| A dream come true for Vanessa - her own cotton candy ON A STICK |
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| Vanessa jumping! |
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| Eli jumping! |
What a fun day! Kudos Rachel instigating this great family time...so many things to do and see so glad you all took the day and went.
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