Iowa State Fair

We have heard raving reviews about the Iowa fair. We decided we needed to go at least once when we lived here. It is about two hours away, so we left early one Saturday morning. I do not have pictures of the car ride. It is not something I want to remember. Madison literally whined the whole way.

At the fair we saw a ton of animals. They had little ponies and horses for us to pet. We saw goats, sheep, zebras, a porcupine, and then of course pigs, sheep, and cows.

This is both of my girl's reactions when it comes to most animals. ( I can't blame them, I have a similar reaction, Jordan thinks we are ridiculous)

She observes from a far

Timid yet somewhat interested

Watching the camel rides ---- we are too poor for such nonsense :)

And of course we had to see the famous butter cow sculpture 

Another huge aspect of a fair is fair food. There are sooo many options!!! Because I had never experienced a fair before, and we don't really plan to experience too many more, we decided to buy some stereotypical fair food. We had a turkey leg, deep fried mac and cheese bites, and then same ice cream nachos. All were delicious.

This doesn't even begin to give an accurate visual of the crowds. It was packed in most places.

Showing the girls our huge turkey leg

A highlight for the girls was a little farm walk through. They had a bunch of little stops where we put on hats, aprons, and gathered fruit in baskets. We planted food, fed animals, sold our food, and bought a treat in the end. It was a fun little simulation of farm life.

There was a lot of waiting in line and entertaining babies

Look at the huge squash patch... maybe pumpkin?

Madison enjoying her spoils she bought with the money she earned from harvesting and selling on the farm. It was like a life size version of THE FARMING GAME!

Love my fam and our adventures. This isn't one I would necessarily repeat in this stage of life, but we experienced the fair!!!!