State Fair of Texas 2012

On the first weekend of October we headed to DFW for the weekend.  Robert had a meeting on Sunday afternoon for the Honor Flight he was taking with Bob, so we decided it was the perfect time to make our annual trip to the fair.  A cold front came through, and we had to buy Claire a new coat the night before.  It was perfect fair weather.  Unfortunately when we got there I realized I had left the memory card for my DSLR at home, but I'm glad we both at least had our iPhone cameras to get some photos.

One of our first stops was the Little Helpers farm.  They both had so much fun with it this year - one of the highlights for the kids.


Planting seeds






Next we visited the petting zoo - it was a little too crowded to get any good pictures, but we all liked seeing the baby animals.

Claire and Will loved the auto show - they finally got to explore some vehicles without car seats!






Fletcher's corn dogs - a State Fair tradition!




A Dole Whip to top it off


Obligatory photo with Big Tex - we were so sad to hear of his demise a couple weeks later but are looking forward to seeing the new version next year.


We rarely ride any rides during our visits, but we told Claire she could choose one ride, and she picked the Texas Skyway.  It's a little expensive, so we opted to have the kids and me take a one way ride while Robert met us at the other end.  She made a good choice - it was so fun, and we all loved seeing the fair from the air.








Will loved testing out the hammocks


We all had a blast, and it was a quiet drive around Dallas and back to Arlington as both kids took unheard of two hour naps in the car.  See you next year, new Big Tex!