Stay-cation at the Iowa State Fair

Oh, what tourists we were at the Iowa State Fair! Our family decided on a spontanious Satuday visit. I'd found a three hour tour outlined online so we thought we'd give it a quick go. However, like the inhabitants of Gilligan's Island, our three hour tour exploded into an adventure in paradise.


IPPV celebrities abound in the Varried Industries Building. Here Aspen and Clifford pose for the camera.

You should have seen the fish that got away from Gavan! They were between three and seven inches long.. and alive.

Jaiden was in a great mood. She spent her day laughing at everybody and everything.

Valencia liked fair food. Pizza, corndogs, snowcones, and cotton candy! The only way her day would have gotten better is if she could have kept the 4-foot-tall pink pig lawn ornament that fasinated her.

Rodney and Gavan have started to refer to the middle back seat of our minivan as the "snipper seat". Since they can't have the shotgun passanger seat they have started calling "sniper".

Rod liked the Tram pulled by the John Deere Tractors.

Sharon liked the "butter cow building" where she learned that ISU has a Master Gardner Program.

Our family overall favorite was "Little Hands On the Farm" which could be it's own blog post. Maybe I'll add it later.

Feel free to make vacation arrangements to come vist us during the next year's fair!

Comments

What fun photos from a great activity. Keep them coming.
Amy said…
How fun! This weekend is our county fair. We just love fair season! Nauvoo, Iowa State Fair, something is going to get me out your way this next year I promise! We're in desperate need of a family vacation since Phil's time was eaten up by Ellis' birth this year.
lori said…
Looks like you all had a great time. I LOVE the flowers and headbands. Your girls look adorable as always.
Thanks for letting us hang out the other night we had a blast and Ashlynn hasen't quit dancing.
Natalie said…
What a fun day. We miss you guys.