This year we took a day off from school to head to Puyallup to the Western Washington State Fair. We went a few years ago and decided it was time to go back. Oh, and the Newsboys were playing Thursday night… :o)
the fairgrounds
God blessed us with perfect weather and lots of fun! There was lots to see and lots of cool junk that we didn’t buy. (Not that we weren’t tempted…)
We like looking at all the different collections, hobbies, produce displays, crafts and animals. Well… some of them I enjoy more than the others. All that country atmosphere really inspires the “farmwife” in me!
one of our favorite photographs titled “Lunch on the Road” (taken in ND)
WA State Patrol drug dog demonstration
Glad ours didn’t get that big! :o)
the guys and the giant pumpkin contest
this year’s winner was an all-time record breaker!
I love all the displays from the different counties
Lego displays (the boys need to enter someday)
a huge Lone Ranger collection
this Speed (aka Lightning McQueen) collection picture is for our godson JD
a working wooden tractor model
nothing says Christmas like poker LOL
Zack gets one step closer to the tattoo he wants
SWEET!!!
the chainsaw guy carving a sign
baby goats
I love this Swiss Brown cow
outside the World Vision African village
it’s the John Deere store
I really want a scarecrow like this!
All I have to do is find someone who can weld…
watching “Al’s Brain” a 3D movie about the human brain with Weird Al Yankovic
they even let us touch a real human brain afterwards
baby chicks that hatched the day before
draft horses
we did have a great day!
me and the ashtray Chris won for me at the dime toss!
the craft hall (I love this place!)
so many gorgeous things
this quilt was the Grand Champion
this cake was definitely too cute to eat
On the other hand, we all enjoyed the traditional foods (hot scones, cotton candy, shaved ice, funnel cakes, and caramel apples) and some new and funky ones as well.
Zack and I had our supper here
the day’s special sampler plate (clockwise from upper left corner): deep fried pickle, deep fried Oreo, deep fried frog leg, deep fried chocolate chip cookie dough. Mmmmm!!!!
The best part of all was the Newsboys concert at the Grandstand! We were all a bit apprehensive about Michael Tait and were feeling a bit reminiscent about Peter. It doesn’t seem like the Newsboys without the bald white guy with eyeliner. :o) But God is good and He has truly blessed their choice of a new lead singer! They ROCKED!!! I immediately felt good about the change when Michael Tait opened the concert in prayer. The whole concert was very fun and very God-centered! Who says worshipping God is boring??? And being a former DCTalk member meant it was a bit like being at both a Newsboys concert and a DCTalk concert at the same time. It’s pretty cool to sing both “Breakfast” and “Jesus Freak” at the same show!
the guys on “Stage B”
1 comment:
My boys bugged me that whole day, Mom, the Newsboys are at the fair...(repeat, many times!) Looks like so many beautiful things to look at - mind overload! I'll share your pics with the children after church to give them a taste of the fair.
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