State Fair

We went to the Minnesota State Fair last week. The fair is a big deal up here. I think this year was a record setting year in terms of people who attended. We decided to go this year because we thought Callie might be able to enjoy it somewhat, and she's young enough to still get in free. We saw baby animals at the Miracle of Birth Center. Every year they have this exhibit, showing animals that have just given birth, are about to give birth, are in labor, or about to be in labor. It's really neat. Callie kept saying "Baa Baa" when she was with the sheep.



There was also a Pet Barn where they display different breeds of dogs. The day we were there was "Golden Retriever Day." We caught a little bit of a dog show. Callie loves dogs.

Probably the neatest thing that they have for kids at the fair is called "Little Farm Hands." It's this exhibit where the kids can tie on an apron and pretend to be farmers. They walk through and plant pretend seeds, milk pretend cows, ride tractors, harvest their crops, take them to the farmer's market, make money, and buy something in the grocery store. Callie bought a little apple with the dollar she "earned." That's what she's eating here while she's sporting her little corn cob hat.