County Fair

We met up with Mike, April, Kylie, Katie, and Evelyn Wednesday night for the Prince William County fair. We told Brody about the animals and rides we'd see at the fair so as soon as we parked the car he was practically running to get... somewhere. I don't think he really had any clue where he was going, but he knew it was going to be exciting so he was moving fast. I have never seen him walk with such long strides. He took the lead and Jacob, baby Logan, and I did our best to keep up with him.

After we toured the animal paddocks we went to check out the amusement rides. I think Brody is at that perfect age when he enjoys a lot of things but doesn't yet realize the things he's missing. Of all the rides at the fair, Brody was tall enough to ride only three. He wasn't upset that he couldn't ride the others; he was very happy to ride the three he could. First he rode around an oval track in a train that had cars that looked like bulldozers. Considering Brody's love of construction vehicles this ride was practically made for him. Next he rode down a big slide with Jacob. I thought he might be scared, especially when the kid before him came down kicking and screaming... literally. But Brody wasn't scared at all. He had a huge smile the entire way down. Brody's third ride was the carousel. He walked half way around, examining each horse before he found his choice. We have no idea what drew him to his horse, but he was happy.

After rides we ate dinner and dessert then attempted to watch the demolition derby. Brody probably saw more than the rest of us since he was able to get up on my shoulders. I heard him say "oh! They crashed!!" a couple of times so I think he must have seen a little. After a few minutes he grew bored and spent the rest of the night chasing cousins Kylie and Evelyn around in the grass. That was probably the highlight of his night. Well, that or the chocolate ice cream cone, which he came close to finishing all by himself.