This weekend was Jake's first CA State Fair experience! We went mostly for the petting zoo (for Jake), the zucchini weenie (for Dad), and the time with family. Jake's Ama and MeMaw went too. Jake got to pet a llama, an alpaca, a wallaby, goats, deer, and a donkey. The llama and the donkey were the hits - I'm not entirely sure the donkey wasn't a tribute to recently passed Sen. Kennedy. We are a family of Democrats after all! Still, not as much of a fan of the petting zoo as I would have thought. He mostly wanted to climb the fence out and get to the carousel. Boy is a nut for a carousel.
We also saw the arts and "Weird, Wild, and Wacky" exhibits. Jake loved the guy playing the saw. "Mommy! Violin! Well, not exactly, but he was playing it with a bow, and who am I to argue. We also tried to get on the monorail but, after wrestling Jake out of his stroller to check it in and getting the little ticket for the stroller check, we were informed that it was a 35 minute wait. Uh, no. It was 93 degrees out, almost 5 p.m., and we were going home. So, over chants of "Choo choo! Choo choo!" we strapped Jake back in and made for the exit. Very disappointing.
However, on the whole, I think the clear favorite event for Jake at the Fair was the food. He polished off an entire ear of BBQ'd corn and a huge spear of watermelon. Not to mention about a bottle and a half of water. Ama had to trick him to get the gnawed-down-to-the-nub corn cob away from him and still a few minutes later he was asking for it again. Hmmm... at least I know his weakness now...
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Wow! I don't read this for a week and too much happens! I didn't know about all of Jake's accidents. He sure looked uninjured yesterday! I had been wondering how we would deal with the spelling of my new name. I think you captured it perfectly! MeMaw it is! {:
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