We had a blast when Clarke County had its fair. We went with our friends, Michael and Nicolas, to visit the animals one day and watch the 4-H club show their calves. Then Stephen, Scott and I went back on Friday night and we played on some of the rides, looked at the cows and horses, had some kettle corn, and watched some bull riding. It was great fun to see Stephen in his cowboy hat watching the cowboys try to stay on the bull for 8 seconds and then go nuts if the cowboy stayed on. He had fun watching the clown try to keep the bull away when the guys fell off. Scottie was scared of the bulls at first, which was reasonable since they are so big, but then he ended up having a great time and being right up front just like his brother. The night unfortunately ended early because I had a reaction to something in the air or one of the animals.

We went back on Saturday for discount time, and was also able to watch outlaw lawnmower racing. For those of you who don't live in the Valley, Lawnmower racing is supped up ride on tractors that go super fast and they race them around here. IT is very fun to watch grown men act like kids and take seriously their races. They even sometimes get a little dirty! Scottie liked it except for the noise. They were not only fast but also very loud. It was a good time though. The next event was Demolition Derby. I thought what kind of boy mom would I be if I didn't take my kids to see cars crash each other until they couldn't move? So we rode a few rides and then went back and watched the D.D. The kids got a kick out of this and so did I until I realized actually how dangerous it was. The last battle was between all the winners of the previous rounds and these cars held nothing back. One even flipped one on the side and was left with his back tires off the ground! All in all we had a blast at our fair. Hope the pics let you see what the County Fair in the Valley is like.