Three County Fair

Labor Day weekend means one thing in the Genovese household-- Three County Fair in Northampton! Ever since we stumbled on this gem of an outing last year, we looked forward to going again this year! Needless to say, we filled our pockets with money and made sure we had our comfy shoes on and only hoped that we would have as much fun this year as we did in 2007!

The first buildings we hit were the "Farm-o-Rama" buildings. We spent a lot of time looking for horses only to find either Alpacas or Llamas. After awhile, Tyler decided that he had enough of them and that daddy smelled better than they did! We eventually made our way into the petting zoo/children's area where much to my delight they had a HUGE pig! He really brought me back to my Indiana State Fair days! Tyler would only get as close to him as you see in this shot. I am not sure if he thought maybe he actually move or what! From the barns we wandered through the fair grounds and came across the "Trout Fishing" tank. Last year Tyler caught a fish within 3 seconds, threw the pole into the water and froze. this year we waited and waited and waited only to pull the pole from the water and find that something had nibbled the bait from the hook! Tyler loved watching the fish swim around however and even practiced throwing the line into the water (Grandpa Perry would be proud!). More than one parent made sure they walked a wide path around us!
Of course we had to stop and see the big tractors. Tyler was trying to convince us that these tires are as big as the ones on our ride on mower. I am not so sure about that...
No fair is complete without rides! Tyler reprised Leonardo DiCaprio's role on the Titanic bounce house slide-- I can just hear his shouting "I am King of the World!".
He drove a Jeep....

...rode a motorcycle, not once...

...not twice, but three times! We even played a few games. Tyler and Frank both loved fishing for the sharks. I think the woman in charge of the game loved Frank as well! She kept making him try again and then gave him the "$20 prize" because Tyler was "so cute." Yeah, right! After all that playing, we were all very hungry! Tyler chose pizza and lemonade for dinner, while Frank and I settled on steak and cheese sandwiches. We all ate in the Grandstand while we waited for the Demolition Derby to start. At the end of the evening we had dessert-- soft serve vanilla ice cream for Tyler and fried dough with powdered sugar for Frank and I!
Being the smart mom I am, we packed jammies for Ty and changed him for the ride home. He was wiped out (as were his mom and dad!). We all had a great day and can't wait for the Three County Fair in 2009!
Tyler holding his $20 prize from the shark game!