Fall Vacation: Day 6 (part II)

Puyallup Fair Day Part II:

So here is the conclusion of Anna's Mutton Bustin

and the last half of our day at the fair. 

 (If you didn't see part I you should start there.)

 Here she is lining up.  She was #11 out of 22 kids.  The goal is to stay on the sheep for 6 seconds.

Anna stands next to her sheep which is already in its chute.

The Arena

On the sheep, in the chute and looking a bit nervous.

The Chute flies open and she's off!

 1 second...2 seconds...3 seconds.....

4 seconds... 5 seconds....  at 5 and a half seconds down she went!

She didn't make it the full 6 seconds but....

So far it is the longest time of any of the children.  Now we watch and see how everyone else does.

The very last child who rode, stayed on until exactly 6 seconds.

Anna won 2nd Place!  Not a bad placing out of 22.

She won a 2nd place medalion and got to stand on the 2nd place block

 in front of the crowd. Good job Anna!

There were still lots of things to see at the fair.

We saw some animals.

  I loved the coloring of this cow.  It was called a Brown Swiss.

The girls got to practice milking a fake cow.

Then watched a milking demonstration.

Everyone got a free game with their ride bracelet.  Our children happen to be freaky good at winning the games.  And daddy has a game he never loses so we end up bringing lots of new friends home everytime we go to the fair.

We got some tasty drinks.  They were make your own slushies.  They had tons of flavors to choose from and you could mix and match any way you wanted and then refill later for a couple of dollars.  I think the kids weren't as excited about the way they tasted as they thought they would be though.

We did some browsing in the vendor area and the girls bought some sarongs to use as cover ups when they get out of pools.  A couple of the girls got handmade jewlry.  Jacob got a samari practice sword which, sadly, met an untimely demise on the way home.

Elayna, shutting down again because she is overstimulated. 

One thing I didn't get a picture of was Anna's trip to the first aid station because she fell headfirst off of a bench and got a nasty bump on her head.  We just wanted some ice to help with the swelling but we got to fill out paperwork for 20 minutes.  I would have taken a picture for the blog but it seemed kind of tasteless for a mom to be snapping pictures of her kid sitting in the first aid station.

By now it was getting late, almost dark.  The older kids wanted to go on a few more rides so we split up.  Daddy went with them to that side of the fair and mommy and the little girls played bingo and then got smoothies while Anna and Elayna went on a couple sillyville rides one more time.  The bingo was mostly an excuse to rest our feet before the walk back to the van but Stephanie actually won a 16 pc dishes set. 

Kylie had won a dance game playing bingo when we were there on rodeo day.  Mommy never wins anything when playing bingo.  Never!

Final Stats:

11 hours at the fair (9am-8pm)

9 Prizes won including bingo and Mutton Bustin

2 Meals, 1 snack, 2 beverage stops

6 trips to the bathroom

Over 100 rides when added together

Only 1 injury requiring Medical assistance

If you haven't ever done the fair, or any attraction like it, while taking the wants and needs of 8 people into consideration you have to try it sometime.  It is....

Exhilerating

Educational

Exhausting

Good Night Children.  I hope you had a day you never forget.