Saturday morning we got to the fair early, and our first stop was the "Little Hands on the Farm" exhibit - the number one attraction on Claire's list. It's basically a pretend farm set up - the kids go through and water trees, gather eggs, feed goats, care for cows & sheep, practice planting and harvesting, and end it with a tricycle-tractor ride. Then they receive play money to purchase a snack at the "store." It's always cute and a lot of fun for the kids.
Next was a stop at the petting zoo, and then on to the Midway. We let the kids choose one ride to do on their own, and they picked the swings. They had a great time!
We love riding the Texas Skyway - it gives a great view of Fair Park.
The Skyway ends near Big Tex, so we gave him a wave before getting our Fletcher's Corny Dogs and a big-as-your-face lemonade.
We always check out the Auto Show - Claire and Will loved getting in the cars (even the 15 passenger van) and pretending to drive.
This year we got to see a new exhibit - "The Life and Times of Big Tex". Will got to dress up like Big Tex in the Kids' Corral...
...and then almost got us in trouble by giving the Big Tex statue a high five.
Big Tex history lessons:
Also, for the first time, we watched the Children's Backyard Circus, and Claire got to participate as a butterfly fairy. She played her role wonderfully with some twirls and a flutter off stage! ;)
Last but not least, we enjoyed a funnel cake and got a photo with Big Tex - with all of us looking at the camera (a first!).
We had a great time - looking forward to 2014!
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