Saturday after Kev helped our friends the Graces move we headed out to the Royal Easter show. This is basically a big county fair and we figured that we had to visit at least once while we lived here. Here is a summary in pictures:
The whole thing started with a ride on the train - waiting to catch our second train.
We had to go see the animals of course - the kids want a dog so badly. One has been promised when we get settled back home. I am not sure that is soon enough for any of them.
Some people hate the smell of the farm animals (lets face it, it's not the most pleasant), but I actually like it because it brings back memories of my Grandpa Cooper's farm. I loved that place and it is full of many pleasant memories. Rylee was a crack up, she liked the animals as long as they didn't come straight for her. Because of that she seemed to pet the hind end more than anywhere else.
We promised the kids one ride. Lucky for us they picked the same one (after some persuading) - the big ferris wheel. This is how big the "peeps" were! Rylee and I stayed behind on the stable ground and had a snack.
We watched the racing and diving pigs - in was fun, but not worth the wait for 15 minutes if you ask me.
This cow cracked us all up! After a fun filled day we went to pick out showbags. Our kids are going to think they get showbags when they go to the states - nope! It is basically a bag of goodies and toys. After at least 45 mintues of walking around and Cooper deciding which backpack had the most pockets - not sure why that matters. They both decided - surprised by their choices?! Not me!
After deciding on showbags we had a little dinner and then went to find a spot for the motorcycle show and the fireworks. Cooper loved the cars racing around, but mostly he loved the motorcycles jumping and doing tricks. There were a few times my heart stopped for a beat thinking the rider wasn't going to make it - but they always did. The fireworks were cool. Madi was the one who wanted to stay and see them, which surprised us because she usually hates fireworks. She was scared this time as well because the fireworks were shot off right from the middle of the arena and were too loud for her. Rylee did fine and sat on my lap staring at all the lights with my hands on her ears to drowned out some of the sound.
After deciding on showbags we had a little dinner and then went to find a spot for the motorcycle show and the fireworks. Cooper loved the cars racing around, but mostly he loved the motorcycles jumping and doing tricks. There were a few times my heart stopped for a beat thinking the rider wasn't going to make it - but they always did. The fireworks were cool. Madi was the one who wanted to stay and see them, which surprised us because she usually hates fireworks. She was scared this time as well because the fireworks were shot off right from the middle of the arena and were too loud for her. Rylee did fine and sat on my lap staring at all the lights with my hands on her ears to drowned out some of the sound. Before we left Kev had to show us his manliness. He didn't win anything and Cooper kept saying that he thought daddy was strong and he should have won. We then had a discussion about how carnival games are rigged to get you to spend more money - got to learn that sometime right?
It was a very pleasant day. The kids did so good without complaining and walked a lot. We all enjoyed our family day out and now we can say we have experienced the Royal Easter Show! One more thing checked off the to-do list!
1 comment:
Holy cow, that looks like fun! Those are great pictures! You are so awesome with that camera!
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