Friday, August 15: So Dan and I are both natives of Iowa and neither one of us have ever been to the Iowa State Fair....until now. Dan hadn't started work yet, and we had one more free day, so we packed up our bags and headed to Des Moines for the day. It poured all the way to Des Moines, so to buy some time, we made our first trek to our closest Costco - almost exactly an hour from Pella! It was lovely and two hours later, the rain had stopped and we headed to the fair :). Perfect timing.
We took the shuttle bus from the State Capital building and it dropped us right off at the gates to the fair. Thomas enjoyed the ride on the big, long bus!
What was right inside the gate that we were dropped off at? Yep, you guessed it! All kinds of John Deere equipment :). Let's just say it took us a little while to get past that section of the fair...
Dan was bound and determined to find the double-bacon wrapped corn dogs (recommended to us by a friend) and we did. Was it worth it? Absolutely. So much as to I have full confidence that Kid President would approve!!!
Thomas liked the corn dog, too!
And what was I after? I was after the fried mac n' cheese (recommended to us by the same friend - she has good taste!)...and was this dish worth it? Absolutely. I actually think Thomas enjoyed it more than me!
After our bellies were full, we headed to "Little Hands on the Farm" and the Baby Animal Building...and here is Thomas the Farmer :). Looks almost like a natural!
Baby Ostriches - my favorite!
A baby goat...Thomas's favorite!
Thomas was so excited about the "Butter Cow" - seriously. He talked about it for a LONG time. Pretty cool.
And a "Butter Field of Dreams"?! Possibly even cooler...
Can you guess what food we had to get in before we left - whether we had room or not? Fried Oreos. Worth it? Absolutely.
And a family selfie to end the adventure on the bus ride back...what a great day! We can't wait to go back next year, too!
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