Washington State Fair 2014

On Monday, our family drove down to Puyallup, Washington for the 2014 State Fair! Whoohoo! In the car, Brock seemed to be really excited to see the animals we named being there!

Lots of people were surrounding these pigs because of the little piglets!! We also saw some huge horses - we couldn't get too close because they had blocked off this area due to a show.

 This was so much fun! After putting on a ladybug helmet, Brock got to "drive" his own tractor..... with a little help from Daddy. I think Brent was a little worn out after this, but Brock loved it! Next year he'll be able to steer a little better and get one that peddles!

Driving in to the grass!

After a quick bite to eat, it was time to see more animals! Brock really liked the rabbits, ducks and turkeys. He got to see some baby chicks and was super excited about it - we had to remind him not to put his fingers in the cage. (Lots of hand washing and sanitizer was used this day)

After dessert, our annual tradition of Strawberry scones (Brock liked the whipped cream on the top, but wouldn't try the rest of it), it was time to move on to the bigger animals - goats and cows! Brock loved the goats - perhaps they look like Oscar?

But was definitely not feeling the cows. He was a little scared.

I tried to show him where the milk comes from - they do have it set up like the NC State fair where you can milk a cow..... unfortunately, here it is a fake cow with rubber udders that produce milk. Not really the same thing, is it?

It was hot that day and even though we talked about the animals the whole way down to the Fair, Brock seemed a little overwhelmed and mostly scared/nervous of the animals (cue fingers/hands in mouth). Perhaps next time we'll try to prep him a little more. He does seem to THOROUGHLY enjoy the pumpkins on display at the grocery store..... so perhaps this year's pumpkin patch visit will go much better than the State Fair. :)