THE STATE FAIR

"If you ever want to feel better about your own family

go to a state fair.

Because like after 10 minutes at the state fair

you're like 'you know what - we're all right.

We're dang near royalty!'"

Jeff Foxworthy

This year the CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR went HOLLYWOOD!

So where to begin. . . .

Of course they had GREASY FOOD!

TONS OF ANIMALS

The boys walked Llamas

Kristopher and Grandma milked a Goat

(Kale said "Maybe next year")

This is as close as we could Kara to the baby cows

And this is as close as I could get Kristopher to go near any cow

We missed seeing the baby pigs born earlier that morning - 

but still got to see them and hold them later.

There were lots of mama cows ready to have their babies - 

When we walked over the livestock nursery we were greeted by

a veterinarian with her entire arm up to her shoulder inside the cows *******

checking to see if she was ready for delivery - 

I will never complain about a few fingers again.

OF COURSE THERE WERE GREAT SHOWS

Here are Kale and Grandma in their FAIR debut

Kale got up on stage by being the first one to hit his mother

I'M SO PROUD!

Grandma got up on state because she looked

COMPETENT AND CAPABLE. . .

It started like this. . .

then to this. . .

And finally to this. . .

The Chinese Acrobats were amazing!

There were 7 yes 7 of them on one bike!

And then this - 

He used the chairs as a ladder adding a chair each time 

until he was balancing on 7 chairs - 

but look what the chairs are on - 

4 GLASS WINE BOTTLES!!!!

This was the boys favorite show -

They were mesmerized . . .

Kale asked if they were going to win the gold medal like all the Chinese at the Olympics and I had to look in Kristopher's eyes and tell him we DO NOT try this at home.

We also saw the FLYING DOG SHOW - which was cool - but not as cool as if the dogs were really flying - they just jumped high and caught frisbees. But we did get the share Merlino's Freezes during the show so how can you complain?

THE BOYS GOT TO COMPETE IN THE TRACTOR PULL

Here they are gearing up for competition

Here is Kristopher with 50 pounds

and Kale with 220 pounds 

Kale made it into the finals and was the only one to make it with 300 pounds!

And here's the BLUE RIBBONS to prove it!

We enjoyed ice cream samples. . .

Great exhibits

laughs with Grandma

And what could be better at the end of the day than a ride

on the giant ferris wheel?

(Pleeeeease no one throw up on us!!!!)

WHAT A DAY - Can school start finally?