The Arlington County Fair was a lot of fun especially because it was nearby (10 minutes away) and small enough that we could go through it with Katie without it taking all day or costing a small fortune. We went on a Thursday night and then went again the next day for a long lunch.
Katie had a great time and surprised us by wanting to ride things by herself, which was fine with me because it's hard for me to fit in some of those rides. According to the "you must be this tall" rulers, she's 43 inches tall. Most rides required her to be 42 inches tall, so she barely made it (good thing she didn't get her hair cut that week).
She started by riding the kiddy roller coaster, rode a spinny thing with her Dad, rode on a swing thing, played some games with her Mom, drove a Jeep, and rode a spinning teacup ride. And then, for her grand finale, she did some sort of bungee-cord trampoline thing that let her jump way up in the air. We couldn't believe she wasn't freaked out by it. Or maybe she was and it will come out in counseling later. Then we watched some pigs race and called it a day. Oh, we also stuffed our faces with pizza, hot dogs, cotton candy, and other goodies.
Photos and videos are below. More photos are here.
Peter likes the police motorcycle at the National Night Out. Katie didn't want to go anywhere near it.
Katie played hopscotch.
And then did a balloon toss with her Mom.
Peter plays his favorite game -- Grab Anything on Katie's Face.
Cuddling on the couch.
One day Katie insisted on finding and wearing her old Halloween costume. It was way too small and she couldn't even lift her head all the way, but she insisted on wearing it anyway. Here she is when it fit a little better, 3 years ago.
Katie took this picture and even managed to get Rusty in the photo.
Katie used chopsticks with her Chinese food by holding them together with a fork but letting the fork do all the work.
Peter is excited to go to his first county fair.
Katie surprised us by riding the roller coaster by herself.
But she saved the spinny-ride for her Dad.
Katie loves to swing but this one was a little different than the one on the playground.
Katie and her Mom try their luck.
Katie got to pick out her prize. She wanted a necklace but I pointed out the toy trumpet that looked like more fun. She agreed. It took only one loud toot and a look from Nancy to realize that I made a big mistake.
Katie and her bear Abby at the fair.
Katie spins in the teacup.
Katie and her Jeep.
I don't think this is how you're supposed to do it.
Video of Katie on the Bungee-jump thing.
Katie on the spinning teacups.
Pig races at the Arlington County Fair. The 3rd race featured a water obstacle but unfortunately I had stopped filming by that point.
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