Fair Night # 3

The first night we went to the fair the animals weren't there yet, and Ava loves to visit the animals, so I promised we would bring her back to see them. Well, little did I know that Adam and Dad would both end up getting sick that next week, so when we went to the fair the 2nd night (I'll blog about it when I get the pictures from Jenny) Adam was running a fever and too sick to go, so Ava spent the entire night riding rides with her friends Brody, Trevor, and Baylie. We didn't take the time to go visit the animals, plus I knew her Papa really wanted to take her.



Well her Daddy and Papa both stayed sick the entire week :( So Super Mom to the rescue! Thursday night we went BACK to the fair for the 3rd time, but this time I told her we weren't riding any fair rides, we were just going to go see the animals, pick up a funnel cake (of course) and come back home.



This year they offered Camel rides and Ava said she wanted to ride, which really shocked me- my daughter? want to ride on an animal? by herself? She is usually so timid when it comes to this stuff. Well we got in line and then she started getting nervous, so I told her if she would ride the camel, I would let her ride one other ride at the fair- her choice.



We paid our $5 and she hopped on, she did great- and said she had fun- the camel even cheesed for us when I took the picture! :)



After the camel ride- true to my word, we bought tickets for her to ride the caterpillar roller coaster. She seems so big riding by herself :( It's amazing how far she has come on riding these rides. Remember 2 years ago when she screamed her head off because I made her ride a slow-as-a-snail's-pace train? And now- 2 years later- she still likes riding it but it's a little too slow for her taste!



After riding the caterpillar, we stopped and watched a puppet show and then picked up a funnel cake to-go and headed home. Ava was sad to say good-bye to the fair, of course my pocketbook was grateful (and my waistline- thanks to all the funnel cakes!)