I love going to fairs. Matt on the otherhand, despises them. But we went today for Leah. I read that there was a nice enough petting zoo and Leah does enjoy them so we went. We didn't expect to stay very long. In the past Leah has not been too fond of the fair environment. The loud rides, the people crowding around everywhere and she has shown no interest in participating at all when it comes to the kid's rides.
This time was different. We started off by feeding the animals, she enjoyed giving the zebra and giraffe carrots. She also attempted to feed a donkey but its teeth scared her off.
Right off the bat Leah was asking to go on the rides, and play some of fair games. Very unlike any other outing we've had with her. We watched a mini circus show. She played a fishing game and won herself some stuffed animals. Next she went on the swings with me. I thought that she was going to be hysterical crying the minute the things took off but overall she was just nervously laughing and smiling. Afterwards she went on some of the rides by herself. We also went into the funhouse, where Leah proceeded to walk right into lots of mirrors. Ouch!
She really surprised us. She was excited and enjoying all the amusement rides. She even attempted to go on some that she was not quite big enough for. She also went on the carousel with Matt. We had lots of fair food, greasy food of course. lol. And ended the night with some funnel cake and ice cream.
