Utah State Fair

Saturday we went to the fair. We were surprised it wasn't any bigger. I don't think it was as big as the Eastern Idaho State Fair, but maybe we just missed too many things. The first area we went was the Little Hands on the Farm section.
Kids get to learn how to work on a farm. They each get an apron and basket.

First they get corn and feed it to the cow. Then they milk the cow and get a small carton of milk for their basket.

Next they pick an apple, then they get a seed, plant it on one side of a fence and harvest on the other side. Kayla grew a carrot.

Allie got a green pepper.

Next they drove a tractor around.

Then it was time to brush the sheep and get some wool for their basket.

Then they collected an egg from the hen house.

Daddy and Allie posed for a picture. I thought it was Harry Potter, but Nate said it was some school academy.

The kids sold everything they'd collected to the grocery store. They put it all away in the correct bins and collected a play dollar. Then they got to spend their dollar at a different store. Allie got a container of Marshmallow Mateys and Kayla bought a cheese stick.

Komatsu was a sponsor of the rodeo. The girls had fun climbing on all the "big" equipment.

Now you can get your very own H3 Komatsu golf cart. Maybe someday when Nate becomes a big wig who has to golf to make deals....Not.

Look at that baby scoop.

We wandered around looking at animals, booths, seals, feeding the girls, and even buying a foot long for $5.50 without a bun for Kayla (OUCH! If the price isn't listed, there IS a reason).

Then we headed over to the rodeo. It is nice that it is included with your admission to the fair.

An airplane flew overhead and 3 people jumped out. Kayla thought they were pretty crazy!

Here comes the parachuter.

The third guy had a flag attached to his foot (someone caught the flag as he was landing to keep it from touching the ground.)

Allie told me, "Mom those cowboys aren't very good, and their horses are really naughty."

I had to get a picture of Allie's boots. She insisted on wearing them even though we had to jam her feet into them to even get them on. Her feet were pretty sore by the end of the evening, but she looked cute.

We stayed long enough to watch the mutton bustin' before heading home. A little girl from Idaho Falls took home a brand new bike for staying on the longest. I asked the girls if they'd like to do that. My dare devil Allie said, "No Way!!!" Kayla yelled "YES!!!"