Fair Fun Continues

I know the blessed fall is just around the corner when it is time to go the Duncan Fair.  I like to kick off the fair with an annual shot party. Yes, folks, that is right I bypass the cotton candy stands and free pencils to drag the whole crew to the free flu shoot table.  I am a woman with a focus to get everyone their flu shots and then the fair fun can continue. Our whole group of ten souls got flu shots no waiting, no lines. 

A family that gets flu shots together stays together.

I like how while Quinton is getting his flu shot Zany passively watches not realizing she is next.  Declan keeps his focus on the reward-a candy from the basket.

Unfortunately, while we were attending the parade someone let drop in Archy's hearing that we were shortly to get flu shots. Archy had a mini freak out about it and had to be chased and drug to the flu shot table. It took three of us to give him his shot, two of us to hold him and one to shoot him (is that the right word?)  

Archy gets the much dreaded shot, afterward he was all smiles.

Now let the fairing begin.

A big part of this county fair are all animals raised by children mostly and some adults. There were chickens, goats, sheeps, pigs and cows.  Zany who loves farm animals right now was taken aback by how big the pigs were. Archy liked all the different breeds of chickens.

Declan and McCoy wanted their picture taken with two matching chicken brothers.

Chicken Brothers 

Cute little goats

Archy admires The Grand Champion Chicken and Best of Fair

Not quite sure what made that chicken so grand since it looked just like the rest.

Then it was on to the exhibit hall where all the fruit, veggies, art, crafts and quilts were located.

Zany thought the wee plates of ribboned food were for the taking and so grabbed up a plate of jalapenos which were quickly returned to their place of honor.

Zany thinks these jalapenos deserve the blue ribbon

Look at those giant watermelons

Zany spots another winner

Eddy points our our location on a map

Besides the rides the kids most look forward to the fair food. If you are at a county or state fair you have to have something fried. Nona brings back a huge pile of homemade chips which Pa gleefully admires.

Fried Nacho Chips enough to feed a family, and they did!

Quinton was all about the funnel cake which is fried dough with powdered sugar

While we enjoyed various noshes and eats we got to watch a part of a rodeo.  The event we saw the most of was barrel racing children. The tiniest of kids riding miniature ponies raced around barrels grabbing flags and then heading back to the starting line as fast as they could.

Watching the rodeo

 It was a lot of fun to attend the fair.  It is the perfect size county fair just enough animals, rides, exhibits and food, not to mention free flu shots for all!