LA County Fair 2015

It was another extremely hot day for our fair field trip. Our game plan was to visit the outside things first and then spend the rest of the time inside the air conditioned buildings.

We visited the wild animals first. 

Even the birds need some shade.

These guys are used to the heat. I wonder if it's cool inside their shells?

Role reversal. . .

Very cool tree house - it even has its own bathroom! The kids thought it would be cool to build this on Minecraft.

Armadillo

We actually got to see the sloth move! They really are very slow creatures.

Ellie loves to feed the sheep and goats.

Adorable!

Staying cool in the shade

And what our girl couldn't wait to see. . . Her Flashback Photo won SWEEPSTAKES! She was so excited! I was glad all our last minute work paid off. Wondering if she can top this next year?

Mouse decorating

Josh did the mouse from "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

Glad our hike in Vegas earned a 2nd place ribbon!

I love this photo. That stingray always makes me smile!

Ellie worked hard on this book. So happy she got 1st.

Art project from Friday school

Of course, she had to play the floor piano.

Our princess

Hover boards and self-closing tennis shoes. . . I want mine!

Lots of hands-on things in the Popology exhibit

So cool!

My thought was a giant Light Brite. The kids thought pixel characters. Different generations!

Josh would make a good drummer.

We left at 1 'o clock. Too hot to stay any longer.

We were back again two weeks later for the Cookie Contest. Ellie made Millionaire Cookies because they were so rich! They were made with a devil's food cake mix and peanut butter. Yummy! Josh also got a 1st place ribbon. He made Galaxy Cookies. These were chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips and green and blue sprinkles on top. It took a while to figure out how long to bake them so they would be soft. They were sweet too!

Farmer Dennis and the Missus!

Young farmers

Moovelous to see you!

The guitars weren't out on our first visit. She was glad for a chance to try out an electric one.

Jungle beat!

My musical trio

Must have foot massage at the fair

Poor Josh; the heat really got to him and he ended up getting sick on the way home. A little bit of a cold and a bit of heat stroke I think. He was feeling better by the next day thankfully.