West Texas Fair & Rodeo

I always look forward to the fair coming to town not because I want to ride the ferris wheel or any other ride for that matter but because I want to chow down on the Aggie Fries, Funnel Cakes, cheeseburgers and cotton candy (yes I know it is nothing but fluffy sugar)! I didn't have high expectations for Ava Kate riding anything at the fair this year. Any many ways she is much like her momma and not much of a thrill seeker but she surprised me! Of course we chose the hottest day of the week to go but thankfully it cooled off some by the time we got there. Nana came along with us and we started at the pick a duck booth which was Ava's favorite thing last year. This year she wanted to pick a duck so I paid $5 and then the carnival worker must have scared her because she kept hanging on my leg and refusing to pick one so mom and I picked for her. After the ducks we decided we'd go to the petting zoo. This she loved! She wanted more and more food to keep feeding the animals. She would crack up when they would take the food from her hand. It was precious! Then it was time for my favorite part, eating! We enjoyed a cheeseburger and onion rings since the Aggie Fry booth was temporarily closed. After dinner we headed down the midway to see if she wanted to get on the carousel. She was a little hesitant at first but selected a giraffe to ride on and once it got going she was all smiles and shouting how much fun it was! She pointed to the Dumbo ride and I thought there is no way she will get on that and if she does she will cry, well she proved momma wrong. She got on with Nana and smiled the whole time. She ended up riding several more rides and loved them all. She is getting so big and so independent and brave. After we rode rides for a while we picked up some lemonades and funnel cakes and headed to the rodeo. Ava was most excited about seeing the queen who was being crowned that night although when she came out in cowgirl clothes with no dress or crown she seemed a bit disappointed. She also didn't really like the way the horses were corraled back into the corrals after the bareback riding. She kept saying "mommy that's not fair!" She lost interest soon after the queen was crowned and it was getting late so we stopped for some cotton candy and made one more trip to the petting zoo on our way out. It was a fun night and I think we all had belly aches by the time it was over!