Monday, October 15, 2012

Howdy, folks!

Of course, no October in Texas is complete without a trip to the State Fair.  We made our first family trip to the Fair as new Texans.  It was a cool, cloudy day but it made for great Fair weather.  Jack was totally fascinated by everything - the people, the lights, the sounds, the animals, the food (corny dogs were not really his thing but the frozen banana dipped in chocolate was a hit!), and Big Tex, of course!
 Every time we got within eyesight of Big Tex, Jack would start to point and say "Tex!"  If you didn't turn and look, he would turn your head for you.  Then, after you'd taken a good look, he'd say "BIG!"  In fact, he still does it whenever he sees pictures of Big Tex.  Clearly, he was impressed.
He was also a fan of the kids animal area.  He loved the giraffe.
Then we tried to take him over to the petting area where you could pet cows, goats, sheep, etc.  Let's just say he was NOT impressed by petting the cow's nose.  In fact, after that he spent the rest of the time in the petting zoo on Daddy's shoulders and he was not coming down for anything! Take my word on that.  He did have fun looking at all the animals from on high, though.
The dog agility show was a little more his speed.  He was impressed with the jumping and flips the dogs did.  He gave them lots of "woof, woof, yeah!"'s from the stands.

The car show was a big hit, too.  He "beep,beep"ed his way through the whole building.

Hang on, Big Tex, we'll be back to see you next year!

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