Our Trip to the County Fair

Last Saturday we went to the Loudoun County Fair. Natalie and Dennis joined us with their boys Jack and Nicholas as well as our friends, Dave and Nelly with their kids Brooke and Reed. We arrived around 5 p.m. and the kids enjoyed some time on the tractors before we headed to the rides.

Benjamin was thrilled. He loved the "Roller Coaster" (which he talked about since last year's fair), as well as the Lady Bug ride and numerous other kid carnival rides. He was beaming.

After the rides we gathered around a picnic table and ate some dinner. As we ate we could see the sky darkening and the clouds rolling in above us. We had hoped to stay for the Rodeo which was due to start at 7 p.m.

After dinner we went through a few barns and looked at some animals before we made it to the arena for the Rodeo. Rain clouds were looming and Dave, Nelly and their kids said their goodbyes. We decided to stick it out a little longer, after all, it's not every day you see a Rodeo on Northern Virginia.

We waited for about 20 minutes or so before they got the Rodeo going but we were able to see a few guys get kicked off of bulls! The boys thought that was pretty neat. And it did rain but just a drizzle and we managed to stay dry for the most part. So, overall it was a good time. And definitely not as miserably hot as it was when we went last year.

The Rodeo made for a late night and Benjamin fell asleep on the way home from the fair. Luckily he was able to fall right back asleep after getting ready for bed. Phew!