A couple of weeks ago, we took the kids to the Texas State Fair in Fair Park here in Dallas. It was a first for all four of us. I say every year that I want to go, but somehow it has never worked out until this year. We had decided to go on the last day thinking that maybe the crowds wouldn't be so bad. Yeah, we were wrong. The fair was PACKED. We met our friends, the Roberts family, there, and the kids loved it. I think they would have enjoyed themselves no matter where we went because they love to play together. The icon of the Texas State Fair is Big Tex. It is a 52 foot tall statue that stood at the entrance to the fair each year. There was a speaker in his mouth that blared salutations and announcements for everyone to hear. Big Tex has been greeting visitors since 1952, and I was excited to see him and hopefully get the kids picture in front of him. Sadly, two days (TWO DAYS!) before we went to the fair, there was an electrical fire, and Big Tex was destroyed. I couldn't believe it! That's the way it goes sometimes, I guess. I hope that they have a new Big Tex for the fair next year.
I had thought that we would let the kids ride some rides, but like I said, the crowds were a bit overwhelming. My number one priority was chowing down on some fair food. Come on, isn't that what all of the adults go there for or is it just me? Haha! We walked around just people watching mostly and munching on stick-to-your-arteries yumminess. The one thing we let the kids do was an interactive farm. They got to walk through the farm and water trees, feed (fake) chickens, milk (fake) cows, etc. Mia really liked it. Maybe we can go back again sometime and check out the rides.
Ryleigh, Mia, and Reese's right ear. Haha! I think Reese got distracted right when I took this picture.
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