- The weather was absolutely perfect. Low 80's and cloudy. Although we feared it would ran all day long, we didn't get a drop of rain until we were on our way out the door.
- It's always interesting what the little ones will decide to "buy" with their money at Little Hands On The Farm. This year the girl's chose a little bag of Nutter Butters and C chose Oreos. (I'm just glad I was able to talk them out of popsicles-I didn't really feel like starting our adventures with a big sticky mess, although C was messy enough from the Oreos).
- The butter cow is overrated. I usually sneak a quick peek over someone else's shoulder instead of waiting in line. My kids could care less.
- Eating lunch while enjoying the Bill Riley Talent Show is always fun. We watched the whole thing this year.
- As always the little ones collected as many tattoos as possible at the Varied Industries building. Addie and A each had 3 on their face alone.
- One thing about going with kids is you definitely don't eat as much or try many things. You know that anything you plan to eat will have to be shared with at least 3 other mouths.
- Our niece, Addison, came with us as she is spending a few extra days in Iowa before heading back to Wisconsin. With both grandmas, we had 4 adults and 4 little ones. Surprisingly we were still exhausted by the end of the day.
- I've avoided the Midway for the last 5 years but this year we ventured in as the older girls wanted to go on a few rides. The twins also did a couple rides and were willing to go on any of the rides; My little dare devils!
- One out of the 4 kids napped.
- Unfortunately, the one who napped missed out on the Giant Slide.
- I milked a cow for the first time in my 34+ years of life. The two A's also participated.
- We avoided all of the politics at the fair, except I did cast my kernel which I do every year.
- Baby pigs are pretty cute.
- We got our annual picture by the giant pumpkins. I'm not sure why this has become my annual state fair picture but I like that it's an atypical way to measure how much the kids have grown each year.
- C's highlight was "the mommy pig that had a big poopy." He also kept talking about "the baby pigs that were waking up mommy pig," and the "messy donuts."
- L's highlight was the Giant Slide. Immediately after we finished she wanted to go again and was quite sad when I told her she couldn't. A promise of mini donuts quickly appeased her.
- A's favorite part of the fair was the rides, especially the roller coaster.
Overall, it was a very successful 2015 trip to the State Fair. You either love it, or hate it, but I just can't see myself skipping over this annual tradition. It is one of the best fair's in the country and although I've never been to any other state fair, I can see why it's so well attended. Until next year...
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