An Afternoon at the Fair

The kiddos and I trekked out in the mud this afternoon and attended the county fair. As we were taking in the sights and sounds of it all, I heard interesting, and quite amusing, questions and comments. Here are a few scenarios:

There is a free petting zoo consisting of farm animals. Claire's favorite is the baby chicks. She looked so sweet holding and cuddling one and then she said "Mom, wouldn't it be cool if we had our own baby chick at our house that we could hold any time we wanted?" "Sure," I agreed "but chicks grow into chickens, and then what would you do?" She responded: "I would just let it go. Who wants a smelly chicken in their house!" Baby chicks must smell like roses.

We walked around in the livestock barn and looked at the cows, goats, and sheep. Landon was unsure of himself, and seemed uneasy being that close to such big animals. As we walked down an aisle of cows (all of them facing away from us), Landon says "Momma, can we get out of the way of these cows...we are looking at the wrong end!" Well said honey!

The kiddos rode a couple rides before we left. The usual "ride people" were present running the rides and selling tickets. Although they were perfectly nice, it was obvious that their lifestyle was different from our own. My sweet, loving daughter noticed this and stated to me "These people who run the rides must really love their families to stand out here in the mud and take care of the rides. How boring!" As we were walking away and eating our kettle corn, Landon chimed in with some more philosophy: "God has the whole world in his hands, Momma, even the fair people!" Big hearts in little people...even at the fair that makes a Momma's heart melt!