Kansas State Fair!

Baby Chicks

Andrew getting ready to milk a cow.

In the K-State Birthing Barn, they had this wooden cow set up for people to experience hand-milking a cow. The boys thought it was super cool!

Jonathan's turn to milk the cow.

Next we checked out the Poultry Barns. Hannah's holding her ears shut because it was VERY loud in there! We first saw pigeons and then...

crazy chickens!

These chickens looked like they had fur instead of feathers.

No trip to the State Fair is complete without a Pronto Pup!

We found a shady place to sit and eat our Pronto Pups before we moved on the the next adventure.

The giant yellow slide was next on the list. Keith took Andrew up and they had so much fun that Jonathan decided he wanted to try it too!

And the final ride of the evening was the skyride. Hannah and I skiped it because the ride ended near the parking lot and there wasn't a way to get the strolled on the skyride. The boys wanted Daddy to ride with them and they loved looking down on the activity below.

The first weekend in September we went to the State Fair. The weather was perfect for an evening of walking around and taking in all the sights. Our first stop was the Birthing Barn and then the Rabbit and Poultry building. The kids acted like they had never seen live animals. Then we met up with Grandma and Grandpa and took in more sights and sounds. We walked through a couple of buildings and the boys collected enough free pencils to keep us supplied for a long time!

We enjoyed some Pronto Pups, old-fashioned ice cream and kettle corn. And we were able to avoid the Midway again! I'm afraid next year they might be old enough to realize there are more rides available then the giant slide and the skyride. But for this year, they were satisfied with these. We ended the night watching some little donkeys pull cart and driver through a little obstacle course. It brought new meaning to the phrase, "Stubborn as a mule!" And then all the kiddos fell asleep on the drive home! A successful trip with fun memories made at the Fair!