I packed up the kids and went to my hometown fair last weekend! Well...I guess the East county fair would be considered hometown, but the Conroe show was always a big one for us too. And it has always had a fantastic carnival, so there's that. I remembered to take my camera this year! And I'm so glad I did too, I got some adorable photos of the kids!

Like this one!  My personal fav!  More of these later though... — Like this one! My personal fav! More of these later though...

First thing's first, we come to watch my nieces show their chickens! But for some reason the turkey show always comes before the chickens. I never showed turkeys, but when I watch the turkey show, I kind of wish I had.

When you first walk in the show barn, the turkeys are all in cages right beside the fence.  I'm sure one of these days at least one of my kids is going to get pecked by a turkey, but so far they haven't, and they absolutely love to talk to them… — When you first walk in the show barn, the turkeys are all in cages right beside the fence. I'm sure one of these days at least one of my kids is going to get pecked by a turkey, but so far they haven't, and they absolutely love to talk to them before their show starts.

They flip them over to show them, and and they all flap their wings at first, and it's just this big production!  My kids go nuts for that first turkey flip!  Haha!  I was telling some people at work about the fair and how the poultry… — They flip them over to show them, and and they all flap their wings at first, and it's just this big production! My kids go nuts for that first turkey flip! Haha! I was telling some people at work about the fair and how the poultry is judged upsidedown, and they were all staring at me like I was crazy. lol

The poultry show is about 2 hours long or so, and after the excitement of the turkeys, the chicken show is downright boring...unless you know people in the arena!  This is my niece (in the middle) and her lot of birds.  She made the sale, … — The poultry show is about 2 hours long or so, and after the excitement of the turkeys, the chicken show is downright boring...unless you know people in the arena! This is my niece (in the middle) and her lot of birds. She made the sale, which is no easy feat at the Conroe show!

When the show was over we all goofed off and waited for the results of the homemaking.

Anna likes giving piggy back rides.  :) — Anna likes giving piggy back rides. :)

My sister is a little smitten with her new granddaughter.

And then we were off to the carnival!  I'm usually pretty cheap at these things, but this year I splurged on some unlimited ride wrist bands, so worth it! — And then we were off to the carnival! I'm usually pretty cheap at these things, but this year I splurged on some unlimited ride wrist bands, so worth it!

She's apparently getting too old for the kiddie rides, she was a fairly bored sourpuss on them...

Oddly enough, she's the only one who started to get sick toward the end of the day. haha.

There was a cool fun house with a maze of clear walls that Wallace managed to give himself a bloody nose on.  I didn't get a picture of that, but take my word for it, it was funny. — There was a cool fun house with a maze of clear walls that Wallace managed to give himself a bloody nose on. I didn't get a picture of that, but take my word for it, it was funny.

I signed them up for these tractor races.

It was adorable!  They pull these weighted trailers. — It was adorable! They pull these weighted trailers.

Meredith was a bit annoyed when she wasn't able to pull hers very far. That guy there is trying to give her a high five and get her off the tractor, and she's all ignoring him.

Anna was the only one of mine to make it through the first round!  She was so proud of herself! — Anna was the only one of mine to make it through the first round! She was so proud of herself!

My kids pretty much paid for their unlimited wrist bands on this giant slide alone.  They kept skipping the line! — My kids pretty much paid for their unlimited wrist bands on this giant slide alone. They kept skipping the line!

Because, let's face it, waiting in line blows... — Because, let's face it, waiting in line blows...

This was about when Anna started feeling crappy.  :( — This was about when Anna started feeling crappy. :(

But she rallied for one last ride on the giant ship....

And this was about the end of it.  We'd been at it for hours.  :) — And this was about the end of it. We'd been at it for hours. :)

We finished off the awesome day in the petting zoo.

Meredith was watching me edit these photos and says "can we go to the fair tomorrow?"  Well...no, but definitely next year though!  :) — Meredith was watching me edit these photos and says "can we go to the fair tomorrow?" Well...no, but definitely next year though! :)