Sunday, October 12, 2008

Texas State Fair

Im a bit off and late, but hey Im trying!! Chris got back from Colorado about 3 weeks ago - his company gave him pd time off instead of OT = we could have USED that OT...but the time off after a long absence was nice too!! the Friday after he got home, I had just found out about my job starting monday, and we heard on the news it was the first day of the Fair, so we decided to go!! I had free tickets to get in from my Nature and Science memebership...We got McKinlee outta school about 11 - her teacher said it was a good day, all important stuff was done!! *yayy*

**sorry about the sidwways pics, I didn't realize them before and I don't know how to change them here :( **
We got there right at noon, and spot the test drive cars right off...the kids had to do it ...



Chris tried to talk them into test driving later, but NO go...we were all HUNGRY!! so after we headed straight for the 1st corn dog stand we could find *hehe*

Gotta LOVE this face!!
then off to play!! first up..the "farm" the kids got to plants/harvest/sell crops to earn $$ then they had a 'store' to buy a snack...


Pettin Zoo
we did go to the fair last year...as SOON as we saw the big stage with all the cars Tanner IMMEDIATELY said...The Trains the trains!! So we had to go stand there...NOTE to self...take tanner to the train museum soon :)
BIG TEX... tanner was a bit scare of Big Tex, so he didn't want to stand for a pic...and every time we past him, he was like go another way! silly boy!! then when we left...he wanted to GO see Big tex... ;)
out side of the cars, we spotted some Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Tanner was again to shy to go get a pic!! he will regret this one day!!!!
The time to Rodeo!! the kids had a blast on this, they would have sat up there ALL day!!!!
Foot ball time!! they had a game...if you made 200 points the guy did a back flip and you won something. Tanner just wanted to play so he did... they would ask, whos your favorite team he said cowboys...then he asked where he was from...it sounded like he said romo...so the guys LOVED it!! he kept saying "Go Tanner from Romo "
the rides at the state fair are rediculous!! I told the kids, ONE ride and we would save the $$ and go to 6 flags *haha* this was tanner's ride ($3)
This was McKinlees Ride ($4) it did go fast and then went backwards, she actually smiled a lot, i think she was just waiting in this pic...maybe a but worried about what she got herself into...
we got some bandanas from Dodge, and proof I did go!! me and mckinlee!! we were listen to a dodo bird or something...and he called mckinlee a napkin head :) nad then made fun of chris's shirt..saying your wife bought that huh (which I did) and then something like only a woman would by that...so chris decided it was time for him to leave...so he took a smoke break...he was a bit red in the face - not used to people talking to him...
on the way out a test drive again!! mckinlee got the pink escalade again, and this time Tanner got the black one!! I learned the lady that was running it is trying to have kids, her name was renee and he 1st choice of names for her kids are mckinley and tanner...how cool is that!
After this chris tried to get me to test drive a transverse... I had decided that was going to be my next car, and they had test driving for adults as well!! but I opted not too, I would really want it then, and I can't afford a new car right now, so it is better NOT to know what I am missing!! Over all it was a great day at the fair!! im sure we missed some but everyone tired and ready to get home!!
Thanks for sharing our day with us!







2 comments:

Helen said...

Fun! I somehow missed the test driving thing. Weird. Tanner WILL regret not taking a pic with the cheerleaders. Silly boy!

Laura Tilley said...

Looks like a wonderful time. Great pictures!