Whoohoo!  Now who doesn't like the fair?  While the NC fair, in my mind, doesn't hold a candle to the NY fair, we had a great time together.  [But NC is WAY better than VT!!]  Living only a couple miles away (and really even closer to the free parking), we opted to walk.  Pooh would have been really annoyed as it was quite blustery.  There was a perfect fall chill with the looming threat of rain.  But we walked dangit!  :)

The highlight of the fair was, of course, the fried goodies.  When else do you let yourself eat like crap?  Rhetorical question!  In all seriousness, it was the petting zoo.  Samantha got to see some new animals: goats, sheep, camels (!!), a kangaroo, and some weird thing whose name began with a "B."  Her favorites were there too - cows and pigs.

     

Like every state fair that I've been too, there was a huge focus on the state's Agriculture.  There was a kid space where the kids literally pick vegetables and fruit, "sell" them back for a money, and then "buy" a prize.  Sam did really well at putting her foods in the basket, but I think she was just excited to be out of the stroller.

     

Before Sam took a nap, we visited the prize winning animals.  There were some really interesting looking ones - one cow was gray and very, very wrinkly!  But the favorite was the pig (thanks Grandpa & Grandma!).

Hopefully we'll get to go next year... I wonder if Charlotte is close to the SC or GA fairs?