Today I went back to the Minnesota State Fair with Kyle and Cate. The original plan was for Kyle and I to ditch both kids and go on our own. But Cate begged and I relented (document that!) with some ground rules--she will not be carried and she will not whine.
We dropped Max off at Jeanine's house and we were at the U of M campus and on the bus around 11:30. Everything from the bus ride on was so exciting for Cate. Having her with us ended up as a benefit as it ensured that we would enjoy a slower pace going around the fairgrounds.
We ate:
*Footlong hot dog
*Brat with pepper and onions
*Chocolate malt
*Sweet Martha's cookies
*Cheese curds
*Pronto pup
*Tiny Tim mini-donuts
*Pizza bread
*Gelato
We enjoyed the livestock barns, the Sky Ride, the Giant Slide, walking through the many building and watching a couple of shows in the 4-H building and at a couple of free stages. We even happened to be walk opposite Al Franken and he stopped for a photo op with another family. Kyle took the chance to shake his hand.
Cate's favorite part of the day was getting a "Fair-do." I wonder what the parishioners will think when she shows up for Mass.
Me and Cate on the bus
The Jensen Family Snowmen
Cate and Kyle in the Sky Ride Gondola
View from the gondola
Cate and her "Fair-do"
2 comments:
Don't let the Coleman kids know that you went on the SkyRide. They are still moaning about that.
-Da
now that looks like a good list of food! sounds like a good day at the fair. i hinted at going back, but tom said "no way". enjoy your last day of a long weekend!
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