Addie Kate's First Trip to the Fair

Last Friday night, Addie got her first taste (literally - Fiske French Fries!) of the SC State Fair. I was quite hesitant to take her on a Friday night, but there were no catastrophes, and she did great! Addie Kate's grandparents, Maw Maw and Grandaddy Chuck, joined us there, and I think they had fun too!

Addie enjoyed meeting some of the animals (she dearly loves animals - who she gets that from I don't know - but these animals didn't do much, so she wasn't very interested - she likes animals that move around and make a lot of noise!) and got to pet a rabbit that was bigger than she was. (Her first experience with a real rabbit was when she was about 6 months old and was getting her Easter portrait taken - she grabbed that poor sweet bunny's ears and held on for dear life! At the fair she really wasn't wild about touching it at all - possibly because it was so big!)

We then had something to eat - Addie Kate had some kind of baby food that we had left in the pantry, which she was not wild about, and the rest of us had Fiske French Fries and corn dogs.... mmmmm! (My entire reason for going to the fair - nothing else gets me there!) Tommy did give Addie some vinegar fries, which she enjoyed for a little while - cracked us up! We then went into one of the buildings, where we let Addie Kate walk around a little bit, which she was quite happy to be doing. She just doesn't like being confined to the stroller that much, and who can blame her? Chuck and I were on a mission to find the fried corn on the cob, so in that search we walked down the midway and Addie enjoyed some of it - she enjoyed looking at the lights, but by this time she was tired and getting cranky! (By the way, we never found the fried corn!)

Our next stop was the carousel. Tommy's mom and I took her on it, and she enjoyed about half of it! She'd get happy, then cry, then was laughing, then would fuss... I think she was just beyond tired. While we were waiting in line for the carousel, Addie had her first taste of a cinnamon-sugar doughnut - she liked it but wasn't wild about it, which surprises me completely! Lastly, Tommy and Chuck went on one last search for the fried corn while Janice and I took Addie Kate into another building. She loved this as we let her walk the whole time, then I climbed up on a huge tractor with her, of which she proceeded to "drive!"

All in all, we name the trip a success and enjoyed ourselves! Next year will be completely different, and mom will probably have to take a valium to endure it! Below are some pictures of our fun night!

Addie Kate and her grandparents outside the carousel

Addie on the carousel:



Addie and Mommy on the tractor:

Addie Kate and Daddy

Addie Kate checking out one of the animals:

Addie and Mommy:

Addie almost petting the huge rabbit (it was a Flemish Giant!):

Addie and Granddaddy Chuck playing one of the games:

(I was hoping for the Curious George!)
Addie walking around in the first building:

Tasting the doughnut:

Daddy and his girl outside the sea lion exhibit:

Enjoying the lights: