The Puyallup has thoroughly been done by the Hennessey's this year. We all went Sunday of opening weekend with the Sandholms for fried food feast 2007. We walked in the Gold Gate and immediately had Krusty Pups. Those were followed very closely by Empanadas and Scones. Once these items had all been consumed, we looked up to find we could still see the gate we entered through and hadn't made it but possibly 150 feet! Ah gluttony! We did go see some cows, chickens, rabbits, cats, pigs and draft horses as well as went to the Hobby Hall and just walked around. We did some more eating of burgers, curly fries and onion rings. We finished the day out with Ice Cream and rolled ourselves home. 
Seth, Gabe and Ranae look like they are having fun, but the boys seem to be distracted by something on the ground...
Seth, Gabe and Ranae look like they are having fun, but the boys seem to be distracted by something on the ground...
Alistair did a good job eating about half of his cheeseburger, then he decided to stand-up in his stroller and proceed to drop his hamburger and then stand on it. He also got to have Wilcox milk that we purchased in the dairy barn and he drank it out of a straw - such a novelty!
Yesterday Alistair and I accompanied my mom and Natalie to the fair. Doing the fair from the perspective of an almost 5 year old is quite funny. Of course the majority of our day was spent in Sillyville where Natalie rode and rode and rode. I went on the Giant Slide with her and my mom went on the spinning bears with her, but otherwise she went solo on everything. 
She is tall enough now to do some more adult rides, so we walked around and looked at them. She decided she wanted to do the 2 different octopus rides (one had 4 cars at the end of each tentacle and the other had 2 cars at the end of each tentacle). I wasn't sure what she would think of them, especially once we got going. I kept asking her if she was having fun and she would always giggle and say, "Yeah! This is cool!" Her last ride of the day was with me on the octopus with the 4 cars. 
Natalie also wanted to go to the Petting Farm. We all went in and Alistair enjoyed petting the little bunnies and then I got a pygmy goat to come over to us. Of course other children came too, although I wasn't calling them! Anyway, Alistair gave the goat loves (when he puts his head down on something like your leg or arm or on Sadie or on the side of a goat and smiles!). We also walked around and looked at some of the exhibits in the agricultural areas, saw some pigs, cows, goats, sheep and dogs and also walked through some of the exhibition hall to look at the stuff we "need" to buy!
Alistair is really enjoying his first scone, can't you tell - he is really contemplating the complexities of the shortbread paired with the raspberry jam and butter.
She is tall enough now to do some more adult rides, so we walked around and looked at them. She decided she wanted to do the 2 different octopus rides (one had 4 cars at the end of each tentacle and the other had 2 cars at the end of each tentacle). I wasn't sure what she would think of them, especially once we got going. I kept asking her if she was having fun and she would always giggle and say, "Yeah! This is cool!" Her last ride of the day was with me on the octopus with the 4 cars. Natalie also wanted to go to the Petting Farm. We all went in and Alistair enjoyed petting the little bunnies and then I got a pygmy goat to come over to us. Of course other children came too, although I wasn't calling them! Anyway, Alistair gave the goat loves (when he puts his head down on something like your leg or arm or on Sadie or on the side of a goat and smiles!). We also walked around and looked at some of the exhibits in the agricultural areas, saw some pigs, cows, goats, sheep and dogs and also walked through some of the exhibition hall to look at the stuff we "need" to buy!Alistair is really enjoying his first scone, can't you tell - he is really contemplating the complexities of the shortbread paired with the raspberry jam and butter.
