Doing the Fair-2009

Today we made a trip to The Ohio State Fair. I left work a little early and met David and Ally, my mom, Laura, John and Dylan and Julie, Brian, Kayla and Jillian all at the fair. It was a little rainy, but after a half hour or so, the sun started to come out and it turned into a really perfect evening to be at the fair. It was not very crowded and it was one of the first few days the fair was open, so it was a great day to pick to go. We mainly just wandered around and saw the animals, including pig races!, people watched (one of my favorite things to do) and ate a bunch of yummy fair food. Here is our day in pictures...

Visiting the sheep barn...Little D is all ready for the fair!He loved it!And they're off...the Martins on a mission to find the best fair food they can find.The Ferris Wheel...one of the tell-tale signs of the fair!KiddieLand! We quickly found out (much to David's dismay) that Ally and Jilly were too young to ride any of the rides, including David's beloved carpet slide...maybe next year, Bud!We visited the nature preserve area and saw all kinds of fun things. In the picture below, Ally is touching a giant tree log... And Smokey the Bear was there and he even knew Ally and Jillian's names! :-) Ally loved him...Jillian wasn't so sure...she was outta there!Pretty flowers (and if you look closely you can see some butterflies) in the Butterfly Garden... Just like her Daddy...Ally makes friends wherever she goes.Taking a break to rest up and for more Fair Food...YUM!Time for the pig races! Ally was so excited to watch these. We had to keep a close eye on her, because she really wanted on that track with those pigs! The races were hilarious and we were glad we got to watch them. The big fatty pigs at the end of the race were the best!Ally LOVED the petting zoo area and would have stayed all day. I don't know what was going on with the lighting when we were in there, but my pictures all have this red look about them. I think they must have some warming lights in there for the animals and alas, I was not paying close enough attention to the settings on my camera. Oh well, I still got some cute ones...

This guy was 161 years old and 303 pounds! That is a long time to be alive and be that heavy!

The fair is over for this year, but we will hopefully be back in 2010! It was a very fun time for all!