"I want a beaver tail"

Mel & I aren't carnies, but we enjoy us some County/State Fair action.  There's not much like going to a fair & taking it all in....the food, the sounds, the smells......AHHHH its summer which means its FAIR TIME!  

So this past Friday, Mel & I decided to venture out with the li'l dude & hit up the Johnson County Fair.  We figured it would be a pretty good way to get outta the house & get a little walking in too since neither of us get as much exercise as we'd like.  All we gotta do is put on some comfy shoes & wheel Ethan in the stroller & take in the sights & sounds of the good ol' fair.....

So we get to the fairgrounds & find a parking spot.  Mel figures that it would probably be best if she tries to feed him before we leave the car to make sure he's full & he'd be more likely to pass out - thus making the day easy.  About 20 minutes later, we get him in the stroller & head over to do our thing.  About 3 minutes into the walk, Ethan FREAKS in the stroller.  He just starts screaming, turning red, & tensing up.  (This had been a fairly common occurrence that day & we're not sure why)  Mel figures he didn't eat all that much in the car so its possible that he's still hungry.  We went back to the car cuz it was right there & she fed him some more.  After he got good & full the 2nd time around, we headed out again.

This time we got all the way over to the stand that had the corn dog she wanted, the polish sausage I wanted & a couple drinks.....then he started up again.  I felt his hand & he was sweating big time.  This time Mel pulled him out & held him.  Wouldn't you know it, he was all chill & relaxed while she was holding him.  We motored through our food & figured this wasn't the best idea so on our way out, we grabbed the other staple of the Johnson County Fair - the beaver tail, mmmm.

We got back to the car, chowed on a li'l beaver tail & then headed home.

So, Ethan -- this was your first County Fair experience & here's what Mom & Dad came away with:

1.  when its 90 degrees out, don't hit up the fair with a 7 wk old.

2. think it through (what your "musts" are -- cuz you'll only get to do one)

3. hold out for the State Fair in a few weeks.

4. really make sure you wanna go to the fair.  We were there for MAYBE 15-20 minutes & spent $30 bucks....OUCH

The Indiana State Fair is a few weeks away so we might just give it another whirl, its a better fair anyways.  Plus, there's a few more indoor places to hit with AC if we need to get outta the heat.

Hopefully everyone has learned there lesson here.  HAHA

To be continued...