Mes Petit Choux: Labor Day Weekend Fun

The Fair

For over 70 years, Walworth County has had an annual fair over Labor Day weekend. It is a BIG deal in our sweet, little town, and draws in a very large crowd. The kids in the area work all year on their prized animals to have them ready for the big, five day weekend extravaganza. They camp out on the grounds all weekend with their fellow 4-h friends, lounge around the barns, show off their animals, and in the end hope to leave with Grand champion, but most of all they just have fun! I always envied those kids, and wished deep down that I would someday be a farm girl, leading my cow around the circle as the judges added up their tallies. That dream never came true, but I still LOVE going to the fair and being surrounded by that awful smell that lingers in the hot, moist air. It's is almost enough to take your breath away, and not in the pleasant way.

Grandma D and Avery in the pig pen!

Grandpa and Cohen checking out the sheep

Zaylee wasn't so sure about the pigs, but Taylor tried to show her that everything was fine!

We even had a special fair attendee, Renanah! We love her :)

The fair is always a good time. I started going in Jr. High. The glory days. My girlfriends and I would get all dressed up to walk around and around and around scouting out all the boys from town that were likely doing the same thing. Sure we would go on rides, play games, but let's be honest we were there for the social aspect and hopeful prospects of boys that might want to walk around with us! Oh the sweet memories :)

The three youngest hanging out!

Times have changed, years have gone by, and now I get to enjoy it with my main man and little lady, and enjoy it in a whole new way! We now go for the people watching, which far exceeds anything you might be picturing (trust me!), and the food. They have almost anything deep fried and/or on a stick. Chocolate covered bacon, fried oreos, fried twinkies, deep fried cheese on a stick, frozen chocolate covered banana on a stick. You name, they most likely have it! It is all way over priced, and bound to give someone a heart attack, but you just HAVE to try at least one thing new every year! This year we tried the chocolate covered bacon, and were sadly disappointed. It sounded so promising. Who doesn't love chocolate and bacon? Roasted sweet corn is a must, and will never let you down!
It has become a family tradition, and only seems to get more chaotic as the years go by and the kids keep multiplying. Most times chaos equals fun, but sometimes it is just chaos :)