Today we went to the Midland County Fair! Sadly it was just the kids and me- Justin wasn't feeling well.

In the first area we. He led out there was a bunch of stuff (junk) for sale, but we did see this awesome stuffed armadillo (sadly not for sale).

Next we saw this nice tiny home! It occurred to me that this would be a super fun play house for the kids.

Then we headed to the petting zoo, which turned out to be the best part of the county fair.

There were llamas.

There were adorable baby chicks!

There was a kangaroo!

There was a porcupine (shown with quills out)!

There was a camel.

There was a snake.

We fed the llama.

Then we left the petting zoo to check out the food trucks. Annoyingly, yet not surprisingly, it was the same stock of unoriginal food trucks that appear at all midland- are fairs and stuff. I am always hoping we will find fun, down-home food trucks with unique fare prepared by quirky but enthusiastic cooks. But instead we find a bunch of bored-seeming vendors selling the same funnel cakes, turkey legs, corn dogs, popcorn, etc. we have encountered the same troupe of food trucks at the airshow, 4th of July celebration, mall parking lot carnival, and now the county fair. The kids didn't seem very hungry or enthusiastic about any of the food, so I was just as happy to just get the sno cones, which they loved. 

Then we headed over to the carnival rides. We had planned to do the Ferris wheel, but it was $5 per person, and I would need to ride with the kids, making it cost a total of $15, assuming they did not make me pay for Ezra. So instead I opted to pay $3 each for the big kids to ride the "car merry-go-round" (as Jane called it). They had fun.

Ezzy and I watched.

Then we went home, since everyone was hot, tired and hungry.