Carnival Crazy

So, back up a couple weeks ago, to July 16. Brian once again got free tickets to the Santa Barbara County Fair, through work. The kids were sooooo excited to go! They mostly just care about the rides. We got all the big kids ride wristbands, and they definitely got their our money's worth! This is a smallish fair, and it was not terribly busy when we went, though more people came at night.


Julia...she still likes the kiddie rides, but is getting more and more interested in the "big" rides.


A little girl came to sit with Lauren on this ride.


These crazy kids spun and spun this apple round and round. Even Caroline tried her hardest to spin that wheel! Good thing I like spinning rides! Actually, I prefer the round 'n round rides over roller coasters! It seems most people I talk to are the opposite.

We only got tickets to share with Caroline. She wanted sooooo badly to ride all the rides the big kids went on! She was too short, though, to go by herself.

The horns made noise on this ride, and Austin honked away, the entire time it ran!! Beeeeep....beeep, beep beep beep!

Brian got a funnel cake for a fair treat (we also ate dinner there). The kids were like birds crowding around Papa Bird waiting for bites with their mouths open!

Lauren wasn't tall enough to go on the bumper cars by herself (couldn't reach the pedals), and was so happy to go with crazy-driver Austin.

We also saw the animals, and all liked seeing brand new baby piglets. Sooo cute! There were lots and lots of pigs there, but other farm animals too. We finally left to go home well after 11 pm. I think the kids would have ridden till they got kicked out of the carnival, if we'd let them! They love the rides the best!