FAIR DAY!!!! After the excitement of the Rangers game, we hit up the State Fair of Texas on Monday. RISD gave the kids the day off on Columbus Day, and the kids got a free ticket to the fair. Beau was happy to take the day off to join us. Daddy was out of town for work, so Pop Pop offered to be our driver! We discovered very quickly that going on Fair Day was WAY different than our usual visit on Opening Day (in the morning). We are used to minimal people and no lines for rides or food . . . this was a ton of people and way long lines for everything. We definitely had to pose for our annual height check at the sign. Two excited boys!
These two were ready to jump into some serious rides. They happily climbed into this car and anxiously awaited for it to start. Their mom was about to have a heart attack wondering if the attendant had properly fastened them in or they would freak out after a minute or if they would sustain some terrible injury or if they were even tall enough to be on this one. But these two happy faces weren't worried about a thing!
Take a look at how fast this thing was going!!! Crazy fast and not appropriate for two little people barely sniffing 50 lbs each! Not only did it go on for too long like this, it changed direction and went in reverse for just as long!!
The good news is that the boys actually liked it. Each time their car came around, they had a smile or laugh or wild squealing look. Not gonna lie: This Mom actually cried behind her sunglasses that her little boys were grown up enough to survive/enjoy a bid kid ride!! They were walking a little crazy and were pretty dizzy, but they had fun. We took a walk in the Children's Area and did some posing and exploring to take a break.
There is no photographic evidence of lunch, which is odd for us. No one had a corn dog, and I'm sure we were the only family that could make that claim at the State Fair of Texas. Daddy usually takes care of that for us at Fletcher's, but not this year. Pop Pop was the only one to try out one of the special new items, and it was pretty good. We found a semi-shady spot on a ledge and ate there. It was super hot and crowded! We made our way back to the action after lunch and got ready to have some more fun!
Lincoln and Beau did a few more "real" rides, but they weren't that exciting. (And they weren't that patient to wait in line.) We all went through a roller coaster haunted house thing, and Mommy didn't love it. They thought that was pretty funny! There isn't too much to choose from between baby and big kid rides, but they definitely loved these "fun house" type things. Climbing, sliding, obstacle course stuff was their favorite! We did a pirate one, a musical one, a Halloween one, etc.
A few Midway games were on the list, and Lincoln used his awesome baseball throwing arm to win a great prize. Beau was just kind of interested in the games. (He wasn't really sure he would be good at the game, so he kind of shyed away.) He was ready to get back to the fun houses!
After countless trips for Pop Pop to restock the tickets and game cards, we did everything we had set out to do. We stopped for a souvenir on the way out. The boys had been eyeing the Minecraft weapons throughout the day! They were carrying their Midway prizes as well. We were all pleased with our day and ready to get some air conditioning and water!!!
Lincoln had made a paper version of Big Tex at school, so he and Beau spent a few hours talking like Big Tex! The fun never ends!!
It was a great trip to the State Fair of Texas! We are so glad that Pop Pop was there with us. He was a great navigator and very patient at waiting in the long lines. (We should all have taken a lesson!) The boys got out of their comfort zone with that first ride and liked it, but then they worked together to find things to enjoy on their on level together. Who better to go to the State Fair with than your best friend (and most frequent annoyer)?!?! Their bond is amazing and really stood out in the best way possible. Can't wait until next year! (Except that we should totally pull the boys out of school on Opening Day in the morning so we can get back to our way of doing the Fair!!)
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