We Went to the Animal Fair!

Jonah and I spent the afternoon at an agricultural fair!  We did all sorts of thing:

  1.  Tried to watch a frisbee dog show, but the action was so far away, it didn't capture our attention.

2.  Found a spot right up at the fence for the monster truck show!  Jonah let out a terrified wail as soon as the rodeo clown started warming up the crowd with cheers.  We retreated to a distant hilltop, where we could watch from afar.  Jonah liked the part where the fire truck came out to water down the track with hoses.  When the monster trucks started rolling to the start line, he stared an pointed.  When they started revving their engines to do vertical jumps off old cars, he wailed.  Jonah didn't become hysterical, he just wanted to let Mommy know that he was nervous.

3.  Wandered around the petting zoo.  This was more Jonah's speed.  He stopped and stared, holding onto the fence at pen after pen.  He saw goats, bunnies, sheep, llamas, donkeys and a cow.  The cow was his favorite.  Most he just watched, but he reached up to pet the cow right on the nose!

4.  Climbed the giant sand pile (with Mommy's help) and sat at the top for 10 seconds before wanting to come down.  And up and down again.  And again.

5.  Sat in some trucks.  Jonah tried every knob, lever, wheel and button he could reach.  We did a front-loader (which some grandpa referred to a a steam shovel... tells his age, I suppose!)  and some tractors.

6.  Visited the livestock: sheep, goats, cows, and "rare species".  These were the ribbon-toting, agrarian type with warning signs that they might kick or head butt.  Jonah's favorite was a turkey.  He kept coming back to the cage over and over.  Occasionally, the turkey would spread its feathers and let out a loud call.  (Interestingly, when he did this his head would turn from blue to bright red.)  Jonah would startle (so cute!), but stare down the turkey with great interest.

7.  Watched a lumberjack show.  This was a good opportunity to rest, though Jonah refused to fall asleep.

8.  Danced and played tambourines along with children's performer Wayne from Maine.

9.  Ate BBQ (Jonah wasn't a huge fan of brisket).

10.  Napped all the way home!