Vanderburgh County Fair

We had a great time Monday night at the fair. We actually ran out of time to do all the fun things we had planned. We started out in our stroller headed to the dairy barn. Both boys loved the cows and enjoyed petting them. Thanks to Anna and Erin for having such tame cows that the boys were able to do so. We got to see Mr. Goebel milking a cow and I think that it was the first time it clicked with Lucas that milk really does come from a cow. That's the first thing he tells anyone when he talks about our trip to the fair.


We then headed to see the pigs. Lucas was very excited about the pigs, and he was dying to pet one. One of the farmers noticed the desire in his eyes and helped him pet one safely. Lucas walked around the barn oinking back at the pigs! The boys got to see some baby piglets and were super excited to see them walking around on their feeble little legs.

We then saw the goats, sheep, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and bunnies. Adam really showed his excitement when we let him down to run. He was walking up to each pen, pointing, and trying to poke the animals. It made Andy and I both nervous that he was going to get bit, but he didn't and he had a ball. We had to turn his hat backwards, because he kept hitting the bill on the pens he was getting so close.


After the animals it was time for supper. The boys enjoyed grilled cheese and lemon shakeups. Lucas like last year, just couldn't get enough of the lemon shake ups and sucked on the lemons after the drink was all gone. Adam made some faces, but enjoyed his supper.

While we were eating the queen candidates were riding around in the back of pickup trucks. We got to see Sara with last year's queen. She looked so pretty! I stayed late for the contest and Sara did a fantastic job. She was 4th runner up and will spend the week at the fair on the queen's court doing lots of fun activities. Congrats Sara!

After dinner we headed to the exhibit hall to check out the projects. We saw the Blankenberger's, Koester's, and Schmitt's projects. They all did great! They each has several blues and quite a few champions among the group as well, so their hard work paid off.



Next we headed to the tractors and the boys were in awe of just the size of the tires. Lucas loved seeing the combines, bulldozers, and tractors. We ran into some friends at the fair and was able to get a photo of Alayna Hill, Adam, and Eli Pugh all together on their first trip to the big event.


Before heading home we enjoyed some wild berry kettle corn that turned the boys lips, tongues and fingers blue. It was a delicious end to a wonderful trip to the fair.