A Day at the Fair!!!

Last weekend we went to the fair with Nana and Papa. We had such a wonderful time! It was the first time ever for Jay and Jackson to visit the fair. It's hard to believe Jay had lived in Texas for 32 years and never eaten a Fletchers corny dog. . .but luckily the intervention worked and he's now a raving fan. Jackson had a few sinful foods but I figured he'd only see things like that at the fair and so we didn't have to worry about them being common requests.

Jax riding the motorcycle.



He was bummed at first that he had to sit in the back (b/c he was too short to sit up front) but when he realized he had a horn in the back as well as the front he was good to go!



Jay and Nana.



The cars were a big hit as well.



Jackson got in trouble on the boats for sticking his hand in the water. My parents have video of me getting in trouble for the same thing on the same ride when I was two.



Getting ready to ride the kiddie roller coaster with Papa.



You might have to enlarge the picture to see but Jax and Papa are the only riders who held their hands up the entire time. Such dare devils:)



Jax loving on Nana.



Where else can you try fried butter? We declined but it did sound interesting.



We left our house at 9 a.m. and didn't get home until 9:30 p.m. Jackson did very well the entire day other than one meltdown at the bird show. Can you tell he's exhausted?



Laying on the ground at the bird show for a short rest.



Notice the stage. Jackson actually ran across the stage at one point. Awesome moment of horror for me. Nana was the only one able to calm Jax and get him back to his happy self.



Jackson is happy again and loving being with Daddy, Papa and Nana.



Jax was obsessed with Big Tex.



Here we are hiding from the TX/OU crowd. The game had just gotten out.



See why we were hiding?



Nana showing Jackson the "Wheels on the Bus" app for her iphone.



Nana with Jackson who is wearing his new cool sunglasses:)



Waiting for more rides.



Jackson dancing in front of the height sign. He was thrilled to be tall enough for most of the kiddie rides. The majority of them required 36 inches and he's 37ish!



Looking up at the ferris wheel.



Jackson "reaching high" like he will on the ferris wheel.







Just the 3 of us.



Jackson was only interested in finding Big Tex and learning how the big wheel worked.







"Nana, what happened Big Tex?"



THE.BEST.SNACK.EVER.



Doesn't look like much but this was SOOOO good!



Jackson and Papa posing with Big Tex.



Jackson kept saying "What happened that guy Big Tex so big?"


Ok, after way too many pictures the breakdown is below:
Jackson rode (and most more than once):
race cars
boats
airplanes
roller coaster
motorcycles
helicopters
and of course the ferris wheel
He couldn't decide on his favorite.

We ate:
Kettle corn
Corny dogs
Fried smores-Hillary and Nana's favorite
Fried banana pudding-Papa's favorite
Fried cheese curds-Jay's favorite

We even stayed late enough to watch the parade and the fireworks. Jackson had one of the most fun days of his life and is still talking about it regularly. What an awesome first experience for Jay and Jax's first time at the fair.
It was an incredible day of far too much food and even more fun. Thanks Nana and Papa!