Stutsman County Fair

We took the kids to the Stutsman County Fair this afternoon and Annabelle has a great time - the jury is still out on Cole. The afternoon/evening actually went really well! We got to the fair and as we were walking through the parking lot all Annabelle could say was "It is beautiful!" She was so excited to be at the fair and all she could see was cars. We started our adventure out by going through the barns and looking at the animals. Annabelle was very excited to see the bunnies, cows, horses, goats and sheep. Cole had a great time seeing the animals as well. I think we spent 1/2 an hour in the animal barns and both the kids loved it. We then made our way over to the midway and Annabelle didn't know what to do first. I took Cole and Annabelle on the carousel. Annabelle was excited as always and Cole wasn't so sure what to think. It took him a few minutes to sit on the horse but once the ride started he did pretty well. Annabelle then went on a few other rides while Brian, Cole and I watched. I tried taking Cole down the slide while Annabelle was on a different ride and he was not a big fan. It seems that Annabelle is a little bit more of a dare devil than Cole is. After all of our tickets were gone we had some fair food for supper and then went back to the barns for another go around. We were able to leave the fair without any tears - that is until we got to the truck. Annabelle is getting to be a very independent little girl and when Brian put her in her car seat and didn't let her crawl up by herself she was not happy. That was the only meltdown we had all afternoon - I consider that a success. The kids must have been tired, they were both sleeping at 8:00!