I think I left off at the Minnesota State Fair which we attended on Friday, September 3rd, along with 155,802 other people. It was both Cody and Grandma A's first time at the Great Minnesota Get-Together! We went for a few hours in the morning before it got too crazy-busy.
We took one of the free shuttle-busses from our favorite Park-N-Ride location, which just so happened to be Cody's first bus ride. He did great and sat perfectly still taking everything in. After hearing about some issues with the shuttles because of a change in bus companies, we were a bit nervous, but it was flawless and we didn't have to wait long at all to either get on or off.
We got to the fair entrance and much to my dismay, paid gate prices after missing buying the discount tickets ahead of time. (Oh well, I'll live :)) Being their first time, both Grandma and Cody loved all the sights and sounds of the Fair.
We went to the Miracle of Life barn where Cody got to pet/touch baby chicks, lambs, calves, bunnies, ponies, etc... As always, it was insanely busy in there so we didn't even bother with getting the camera out to snap any photos.
Everyone knows that the main attraction of the State Fair is the food, but I thought we controlled ourselves pretty well by limiting the food consumption to an ice cream cone (G'ma/Cody), malt (Gordon/Annette), cheese curds (shared), Pronto Pups, and a soda.
Grandma and Cody shared a special moment when they took a ride on the Carousel together. Mommy and Daddy were nervous that Cody would be Mr. Squirm-a-lot, but he did great! He was double finger sucking it pretty hard-core, but I think he enjoyed it. This was actually his second merry-go-round ride ~ he had his first one during our trip to Colorado at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
(Here is a quick video clip...don't watch if you have motion sickness!)
Another highlight was listening to music at the Leinie Lounge on his daddy's shoulders. Cody absolutely *adores* music.
All-in-all, Cody did great at the State Fair and we can't wait to take him again next year!
3 Comments:
I can't believe the coupon queen paid full gate price to get in the fair! lol...
Grandma A looks so happy with her grandson - what precious photos.
I love the picture of Cody with Grandma, the look on her face is so sweet.
Cody told me that he didn't really want to ride on the Merry-go-Round that day but he did it to please G'ma as she hadn't ridden on one since Uncle Allen was about his age. LOL G'ma sure did enjoy going to the Fair with you Cody and watching you enjoy all the different things and sharing an ice cream cone!
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