State Fair 2012

We had a great day at the Great Minnesota Get Together today! The girls took advantage of many of the rides and activities, and we all enjoyed our favorite foods.

Always our first stop, the Canine Building. The girls love seeing the dogs there, especially the police dogs! We have yet to see a surgery on the screen there, but since Mira wants to be a veterinarian, perhaps next year we'll watch one.

 The Little Farm Hands building. This was our first year going through it and it was worth it! Mira and Amelia learned all about the from farm to table concept. They rode a little tractor, planted some seeds, collected vegetables, milked a cow, took it all to market and sold it, then were given a play dollar and were able to pick out a treat from their "store." Really fun, and educational!

 

 

 Amelia enjoyed 5 rides (boy, are they expensive! 5 tickets each at 75 cents per ticket). Mira rode on a few too and shared some of her tickets with Amelia. What a sweet sister!

 Mira had fun in the butterfly house again this year. I think they were smitten with her fluffy bow!

 No trip is complete without seeing the Princess Kay butter heads! The girls really thought it was neat to see a person carving heads out of a 90-pound block of butter. Did you know the princesses each get to take home their butter head? I wouldn't know what do do with it! Do you put it in the middle of the table at breakfast and help yourself to butter your toast or waffles?

 The Home Depot had a building and the kids all got to pick one of 5 crafts to build. Mira chose the bug box (and promptly went to the park when we got home and collected a grasshopper and some moths)!

 Amelia chose the sailboat (and promptly took out the paints when we got home and painted the daylights out of it!).

Finally, our annual family photo strip from the photo booth at the arcade.