The Fair

For months now, Ellie has been working on her animal noises - introduced to her through various books and toys - and she is quite good at many of them. So, naturally, we've been looking forward to her seeing some of the animals that she has not yet seen in person. Our wait was rewarded as Nanny and Grandpa joined EM and I in taking Ellie to the Dixie Classic Fair on Tuesday.









The weather was nice, and as we entered the fairgrounds we headed straight to the livestock displays. Ellie saw - and recognized - chickens, sheep, goats, and horses, among others. She got all her noises correct, and laughed and laughed as she watched the rabbits in particular. It was so wonderful to see all of these animals through her eyes and to witness her make the connection between what we've talked about at home and what she saw at the fair.









Of course, no trip to the fair is complete without taking in the food which we did. We saw AK there, too. All in all, this was a nice and relatively inexpensive (thanks AK) way to spend the evening. However, I couldn't help but think as I watched the other families mill around... it's gonna get much more expensive for us in the years to follow. Sigh.









-ED

P.S. - Thanks for the pics, Grandpa.