Friday, October 12, 2012

366.278 State Fair of Virginia

366.278 (oct 4) Trip to the State Fair of Virginia!

N communed with some of his distant kin in the petting arena.
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Then had WAY too much fun with the hatching chicks.
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Z became fascinated by a lady using a circular loom to knit alpaca fleece.
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Then they found an enclosure with more "mountain" goats in their "natural" habitat.
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Z became bored much sooner than N.
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There were John Deere tractors and other equipment to climb on.  Z and his friend wanted to be buckled in, while N was more interested in buttons and switches.
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After a lunch break, we watched a puppet show.  Z actually made it about 20 min in before needing to move!
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Then we went into the tent with the chickens, ducks, and rabbits.  N was in heaven.
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Z found a pole to climb.
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They regrouped on a handy dandy bench in the middle of the tent.
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Once it was determined that this rabbit would tolerate petting, Z was much more engaged.
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He also greatly enjoyed the honeybees.
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Last but not least, they participated in a new competition:  sychronized standing!
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I think I give them a 6.5!

2 comments:

  1. Wonderful pictures, A. You have such photogenic children!
    Fantastic that the fair organizers put the chicks down at that level!
    And Z should get extra points for quick thinking and evening up the sync!

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  2. Well, he IS the more experienced one. This is his first time in the sychronized event, but he's been performing solo for a couple years longer than N.

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