Maryland State Fair

On Tuesday, we went to the fair. My mom picked Peyton up from daycare a little early and took him up first. They bought some wrist bands so that they could ride the rides for cheap. Kyle and I met at home and then we drove up to the fair too. The traffic was just horrific on the way there, so it took us over an hour to reach the fairgrounds. Shortly after we got there, my dad met us too.


It was dinner time when we got there, so we grabbed some food and settled in to eat. We found a table that was close to where the pig races were going on. There were three or four races with four pigs in each race. It was pretty lame, except that the pigs had funny names like Hillary RodHAM Clinton and Brad PORK (like Pitt, get it?)

Peyton visited with the firemen before Kyle and I got there. He got this cool hat.

After we ate dinner, Peyton and Grandmom rode some rides. First, they got on the merry-go-round. Peyton loves these now.

Next up was this flying elephant ride.

Then we headed over to this caterpillar ride. They enjoyed it so much (especially my mom, haha) that they rode it two times in a row.

Finally, Peyton rode the motorcycles. He really liked this ride, and rode it two times in a row as well.

It was starting to get late, so we thought we should head over and see the animals. There was an area where we saw lots of animals including a miniature pony, goats, sheep, a llama, bunnies, chickens, geese, turkeys, and ducks. Peyton even got to pet one of the little baby ducks. He said it was very soft.

We went to check out the cows next. They are stinky. But Peyton moo'ed at them and one even answered. They had quite the conversation.

Finally, we went into the stables to see the horses. Last year, Peyton was terrified of the horses. This year, he was a little more calm around them. But he still didn't want to pet this one, even though my dad did.

We took a quick trip through the exhibition hall. We collected some free swag. Peyton got a football and baseball. I got a slap bracelet. And Kyle got a coozie, thermometer, and chip clip. Random, but exciting!

We left the fair around 8:15, which is right around Peyton's bedtime. Kyle kept him awake the whole way home, which was surprising. He was singing songs and making animal noises. I think he slept well that night.