Sacramento County Fair

This morning while Steve was working on his bathroom renovation, I took the kids to the County Fair. They had SO much fun and I'm kicking myself for not bringing my good camera. But at least I had enough wisdom to bring our point and shoot! First stop of the day was the pony rides. This was Garrett's FIRST pony ride and he absolutely loved it. He enjoyed telling the horse to "Giddy Up!". Paige was not as willing to saddle up.


Then we went to the petting zoo. That was the best $2.00 a kid I've ever spent. They could have spent hours with those animals. Garrett was in love with the wallabies and could often be found hopping along after them.


When he finally figured out the wallabies didn't want to play with him, he decided that hugging the goats was way more fun.


Paige was my animal "whisperer". She would very gently touch them, try to look them in the eye, and then jibber jabber to them in some unknown language. Here she found some twin kid goats and she was obviously commiserating with them about being a twin.


Here's a picture of Molly next to a rather large llama. This thing was over twice Molly's size when standing!


But the highlight for Molly was having her face painted. She chose a rainbow butterfly and she has made me promise her that she gets to keep the paint on all day. I may need to invest in some face paint when I see the joy this simple thing brought her.


What a wonderful morning with my kids. There wasn't a single melt down. There wasn't a single tantrum. And I just enjoyed every single moment with them!