Southeast Texas State Fair

Yesterday was dollar day at the Southeast Texas State Fair, so we decided Kate would really enjoy it. I'm so glad we went- it was a major success! We headed to the animals first. Kate was a huge fan. Here she is petting her first chicken.

She was not afraid to touch any part of the animal she could reach....good thing for hand sanitizer.
She also thought it was fun to kiss any animal that would go for it. This shot in particular cracks me up....preparing to make out with 2 lambs!

She was so friendly to each animal we came to. She would get down to their level and say hi to them. It was super cute.
She really thought the goats were fun. She kept shouting, "Goat, goat!"
Oh the cows....Kate dove head first into a stall after tripping on some straw. Luckily she avoided the cow pies! No harm though, she didn't miss a beat petting and talking to the cow.

And yes she kissed a few cows....
We then met up with our friends and Kate had a blast with her friend Avery.
We found a stuffed gator, and Kate loves them lately, so she was very happy to see it. Of course he got a kiss too!

And then she was given a balloon! That simple balloon made her squeal with laughter for quite some time. She enjoyed running from dad and hitting the balloon into people.

Look at the joy on that face.

This was taken right after saying "daddy mommy balloon!" meaning dad hit mom in the head with the balloon. She thought that was the best game ever!
After that the balloon broke off the string and floated away. Jon and I looked at each other with the "aw crap" expressions and started telling her to wave bye to it, blow it kisses and such. Surprisingly it worked! She didn't cry at all!

Then we headed off to ride a few rides. I bowed out of them----spinning in circles isn't a good idea for me right now. Here is the rest of the gang on this spinny bear ride.
And this is what Kate thought of it:

Apparently not a huge fan. lol.

Then the elephant ride with Nikki. (PS..Nikki was the ride partner of choice. Kate didn't want to ride with mom or dad, not for lack of trying. We wanted to ride with her, but we aren't as cool as Nikki!)Avery and Tanner saying Hi on the Elephant ride.

And to finish up the evening, the carousel. Again she wasn't a fan.

Overall the fair was a great time! Kate only occasionally expressed her frusteration--mostly about being taken from Nikki. No temper tantrums or crying. It was a good time to be out and make memories!