A FAIR-ly Good Time

On Wednesday I was taking Norah home from school (she still goes once a week). The major intersection that we cross on the way home is right across the street from the county fairgrounds. We had to stop ot the light, so there was plenty of time for Norah to see all of the lights and attractions across the street. She pointed and exclaimed, "Yookit that!" (she still says her Ls like Ys)

I told her that was the fair and that we were planning on visiting over the weekend to see the animals. She got really excited and yelled, "Norah play with the alligators!!" Um... no. :-) I explained what kind of animals were at the fair and that we probably wouldn't get to pet too many of them, but we'd get to see lots and lots. She was slightly disappointed about not getting to play with alligators, but super excited about the rest of it. So on Friday afternoon we headed to the fair.

We saw TONS of animals, including the pygmy goats, which were a big favorite. Notice that she is actually taller than the goats. She was really excited about that. They were also some of the best "talkers". I wish I'd gotten a video of it. They would "baa" at her and she would laugh back at them (which was a pretty accurate approximation of the sound they were making). Then they'd "baa" right back at her again.



For the record, there are no pygmy goat pens currently being built on our property. I'm just sayin'.



Norah also got to pet a goat who was on a walk with her owner. I was so busy helping her not to be afraid that I didn't manage to get a picture. Imagine a full-grown goat (maybe the same height as a Great Dane) on a leash, being held by a 7-year-old girl with pig tails standing patiently as Norah pats her slightly harder than necessary on the flanks. Yes. It was that adorable. Especially the sweet little girl who stopped in the middle of her walk to make sure my baby got to pet a goat.


Finally, another sweet lady offered to take her show bunny out of her hutch so that Norah could pet her. She had been talking all week about petting bunnies, so I thought she'd be thrilled. After a little bit of coaxing, she was. I'm so grateful that we live in a community where people are willing to take the time to share. It's so much fun to see Norah have all these new experiences.

Later on I'll post a picture of the face she makes when you ask how she liked the fair. Stay tuned for cuteness!!