Last Saturday John and I decided it was time to introduce Anabelle to the joys of the Wisconsin State Fair. We have gone several times over the years and really love the food, shopping, and atmosphere of the fair. Last year I was VERY pregnant
and we didn't go because a) It was really hot! b) It was rainy and c) I didn't want to sit in a car for 2+ hours. But then I was sad for a whole year that I missed out on my much loved corn in a cup and cream puffs. So this year I was determined to go.
It's always a little risky taking Belle to an all day event like this you never know if she is going to cooperate and take naps in the car or stroller. If she doesn't nap, it quickly becomes an unpleasant experience for everyone involved. To our delight, Anabelle was great. She didn't sleep a ton, but just enough to be happy -so a good time was had by all. I also thought ahead and brought a big blanket so that we could find a shady spot and allow Belle to crawl around and get some energy out. It's tricky at this age; she has a lot of energy that she needs to expend but can only do it by crawling. This doesn't work well in most places -except your home. Once she can finally walk we will have more opportunities for her to move around, but right now we can't really let her crawl around on the ground at the fair.
We took a break from eating to wander around, shop, and play on the blanket. After meeting up with Joe & Kari and Matt & Liz we enjoyed some chatting, beer drinking, more eating and more shopping.
Finally ready to head home I decided to try out a new item that I thought sounded delicious- Chocolate Covered Bacon! Much to my dismay it was gross. I don't know how? You would think bacon=yummy, chocolate=yummy, bacon+chocolate=yuck! Big disappointment.
Then we headed to the car for the long car ride home where Anabelle screamed for about 45 minutes straight, before finally falling asleep. I think she was mad that she didn't get another cream puff.
Can't wait till next year!
So anyway on to more important things-the food. The first stop was "corn in a cup" or "Mexican corn". This is corn that they shave off the cob and mix with mayonaise, cheese, and seasonings. I know the mayo may throw you off, but really this stuff is so good! Just try it. Anabelle was a big fan and helped me finish off a cup. Then we headed over to the cream puffs. Oh so yummy!!! Anabelle was definitely a fan of the cream puff despite my bad pictures.
We took a break from eating to wander around, shop, and play on the blanket. After meeting up with Joe & Kari and Matt & Liz we enjoyed some chatting, beer drinking, more eating and more shopping.
Finally ready to head home I decided to try out a new item that I thought sounded delicious- Chocolate Covered Bacon! Much to my dismay it was gross. I don't know how? You would think bacon=yummy, chocolate=yummy, bacon+chocolate=yuck! Big disappointment.
Then we headed to the car for the long car ride home where Anabelle screamed for about 45 minutes straight, before finally falling asleep. I think she was mad that she didn't get another cream puff.
Can't wait till next year!
1 comment:
Love the pictures, I recognize the hat, remember when I bought it and thought it would be years before it fit her, in fact I don't think we even knew if the recipient would be a girl or boy at the time. A great choice for the fair :-) Gonna have to steal a few of the photos, Love, Mom :-)
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