Idaho County Fair

The Idaho County Fair happens to be right here in Cottonwood!  We had so much fun at it and enjoyed a little too much fair food!  I haven't been to a fair like this since I was a kid so I really enjoyed it.

The first event we attended was the little girls' ponytail contest.  All the girls won a prize and a ribbon.  Gracen got third for longest ponytail and Adelyn got second shortest.

Gracen, Winnie, Alli, Addie, and the little girl Megan babysits.

 Each of the three oldest entered something into the fair.  The boys submitted to the "large lego craft" category - which we thought meant Duplo size, but we were the only ones not built from regular sized Lego. :D Nonetheless, Alden won a second and a third.

 Eli's "crown of El Dorado" was the only thing that didn't win something.  Hard for him to take but he handled it like a champ.

My personal favorite entry into the fair, outside my kids' entries.  Why don't more people enter their homemade lingerie?! :D

Gracen, next to her first (the rainbow) and second (the whale) place paintings.

 Needless to say, Addie loved the fluffy animals.

 Alden really hummed and haa-d over whether to spend his money on this trampoline harness.  He really wanted to do it but $6 is a lot of money for a 10 year old and he was also a little nervous of doing it.  Finally, he decided to take the plunge.  He was terrified but got braver as his turn went on.  When he got done, he told me he was glad he'd spent his money on it because now, instead of fair food in his belly like the other kids, he had a neat experience that helped him get braver.  I was so proud of him for thinking that way.  Awesome.

On a different day, Gracen went to the fair with the Rambos and since they have endless connections, Gracen got to use the trampoline jumper for free!