State Fair

It's Fair time again in Alaska!! Friday the kids and I went to the fair during the day while most people were at work and most kids at school. It's the perfect time for moms with small children to go. We didn't have to wait in any lines or worry about getting lost in the huge crowds. I loved that we were able to take our sweet time at each exhibit. 

Lance loved seeing the police cars and the National Guard with their hummers and tanks.

You know what Lexie's favorite part was, The animals!!! Lance & Lexie were in love with the baby chicks that had hatched at the fair.

I loved showing the kids the hatching eggs. The kids couldn't wait to get home to crack a few eggs to find a chick ha.

We spent tons of time visiting the animals. The kids had to pet each and every one of them from bunnies, chickens, ducks, sheep, cows, pigs, goats, llama, to even the reindeer. 

We spent over 3 hours at the fair on Friday and didn't visit even half of what the fair had to offer. We made sure to save some for daddy to explore with us.

Andrew got home Friday night. The kids go nuts when daddy walks in the door! They are climbing all over him with tons of hugs and kisses. When daddy gets home I don't exist anymore. It's fun to just sit back in my recliner and watch the kids with their daddy. The kids don't want any help from mommy either. If Lexie wants to change her clothes or get a drink she yells for daddy. When I try to help she will sternly say "No, daddy do it!" 

Saturday, we had a few things we needed to get rid of so we did a dump run. Andrew has worked on equipment at the dump numerous times so he knows his way around and all the equipment operators. Andrew loved showing lance all the working equipment and Lance loved watching!!! 

We relaxed most of Saturday and then went fishing Saturday evening. The silver salmon are pretty tricky to catch. We still haven't learned all the tricks. Even though we didn't catch any we still had fun. The kids just love being with daddy.

Sunday after noon we headed to the fair with daddy. He missed the fair last year, because he was out of town working. 

The traffic was nuts!! It was backed up for several miles. 

We made it to the fair just in time for the start of the rodeo. Lexie was in love with all the horses!! She would see one tied up and beg to go ride it! Remember Big Fred from our sleigh ride this past winter? Well, he was there too!! The kids loved riding this gentle giant.

We walked around the stables and petted each horse.

Lexie would say "me cowboy Lexie!" We watched the cowgirls warming up on the barrel racing horses. She kept saying "I wanna ride fast!" One cowgirl rode up to Lexie and let her pet her horse, Shooter. Lexie was in love with the cowgirl and her horse. 

Daddy & Lance found a buddy to talk to, Hans from the TV series Wild West Guns. 

We all loved the rodeo! Lances favorite part was the bucking broncs and bulls. 

After that we watched a show with some horses, of course. We were all impressed with the skills of the horses and their trainers. 

The fair had so much to offer. We watched bits and parts of everything. Everything to do with animals, that is. A little of the horse show, part of a dog show and part of a reptile show. 

The fair was so crowded yesterday. The nice weather made everyone want to get out and enjoy the fair. I was so glad to have Andrew with us! We all loved spending time with him. 

We made the long trek back to the car and before we were back on the highway the kids were asleep. 

Daddy left super early this morning to head back to Fairbanks. He will be back next weekend to help load up then we will all be headed to Fairbanks together!