The Alaska Seidels: Alaska State Fair

Friday morning Austin and I tagged along with another mom and her daughter to the Alaska State Fair. I can’t believe how beautiful and sunny it was that day! We got there around 10:30am and didn’t leave until it was 4pm! The time just flew by! Austin had a great time and was on his best behavior! We first walked around looking at the animals. First you see the chickens, the rabbits, geese and then the baby chicks. You can see some chicks hatch and can actually pet them too! I’m surprised Austin just stuck his hand out there and pet them with no coaxing from me. In the bigger pens were the cows, mostly calves, pigs, goats, and sheep. There was a petting zoo and Austin was slightly nervous there but relaxed a tiny bit. Posing for a picture with a calf, the calf decided to chew on my hair! Must have smelt good. Austin was not so impressed. After the animals we walked the rest of the fair grounds. They have tons of food and booths. We grabbed some pretzels, dipping dots, and brisket! Austin rode the carousal and we attempted to ride the Ferris wheel but didn’t have enough tickets and Austin didn’t seem he would ride it anyways. We took a break at this little field/sitting area where a jazz band was playing. The kids danced and played! It was great! The exhibit was the reptile exhibit. They had turtles, snakes, alligators and lizards. A guy was holding a type of dragon lizard for petting. I went to pet him and asked if Austin wanted to and he cried, “Noo mama, ewww!” It was so funny! After that, more food and booths and then our day was done. Austin loved it! and passed out peacefully on the ride back home!