State Fair of Texas!

We went to the fair the first Saturday it was open and had a fantastic time!! We got there when it opened and did all the most popular kid things before it got too crowded.

Waiting in line for the ferris wheel...

The ferris wheel is SO tall and it was neat to look out at the city...

The little hands on the farm exhibit is really cool. She did it last year too but had a better idea of what everything meant this year. You are the farmer and you plant and pick crops, milk cows, feed chickens, etc. Then you take everything by tractor to sell at the farmers market. You are paid $1 and get to buy something from the store!

This mama kangaroo was my favorite part of the petting zoo. She had a baby in her pouch!! I've never seen that before! You can see the baby's tail sticking out...

GRRRR...

There was a rapper for kids that was very entertaining! Here is M jumping up and down and dancing...
FREE ice cream cones! The fair is ridiculously expensive, so the ice cream cones were a much appreciated treat!!
Big Tex!
Last year Madelyn only rode one ride...the whale ride pictured below, and Clint had to ride with her. This year she was ALL ABOUT the rides and wanted to ride by herself, if she was tall enough! Wow, she is getting big! We had to drag her out of the ride area when we were all out of money! She even wanted to ride the crazy rides that go upside down! She wasn't tall enough for these though, thankfully!
She went on a kiddie roller coaster!

I think it's the law that you can't leave the fair without indulging in (at least) one corn dog!
another ride...
After 6 hours at the fair, we saw a very unusual site in our backseat...