A Day at the Fair

Yesterday we headed up to West Allis, WI for the Wisconsin State Fair. Coincidentally, both Dave and I went there was kids every year. So, it was a thrill to be able to take our son this year. Gabe seemed to really enjoy himself, particularly the animals. When we were walking through the cow barn, he would say 'moooo.' When we hit the sheep barn, he seemed to look up at me like 'wow, they really do say bahhh.' It was so neat to actually show him these animals we have talked about that aren't at the zoo.
We had to do a lot of eating. Obviously, the residents of Wisconsin love their dairy. Only in WI is there a loooonnng line for a glass of milk. It is flavored (cherry, banana, root beer, strawberry) and it is only .25 cents, so that does add to the appeal. We also chowed down on pork sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, corn on the cob, fried cheese curds, and of course the world famous cream puffs.

Grammie, Pops, Gabe and Hot Wisconsin Cheese:


Mommy, Daddy and Gabe:

Sheep:


Watching a Horse get a bath:


Petting a Cow:
The Milk House:

Taking a snooze:

Playing games on the midway:

Cream Puffs:

See ya next year, Fair!:

Unfortunately, we weren't able to meet up with a new blog friend, Grace, who was also at the fair. Gabe and I had met her in the city on Thursday and had a great time! Gabe took to her right away, which doesn't usually happen when he meets new people. He was smiling and playing with her and showing her all his tricks. She is obviously a natural! Grace and her husband are waiting for their adorable son to come home from Korea. We chatted about all things Korean, adoption, what to expect, what not to, and just got to know each other. I knew we would click (I mean, her blog title is a pun too!) and we did. She is funny, has a good perspective, stylish, and easy to talk to. Yay for new friends! Boo that sometimes they live far away.