State Fair

The State Fair is so weird to me here, because it's at the end of the summer. Maybe because the giant produce competitions are a really big thing, and it gives everything time to grow? I don't know. It's after school has started for the year and everything (they even have a "Kids Free" day on a SCHOOL DAY, and many kids are mysteriously absent). Anyway, teacher vents aside....

We decided to head up on a weekday right after school, and the weather was GORGEOUS. We had such a fun night together. We even found out that Kenley won a ribbon for one of her entries in the art contests!

 ^^^I love this picture of Parker trying to help Claire pet the baby chicks. He is so tender with her.

Overall, I love the fair here. It takes an hour to drive there, but once there it's nothing like the crowded, crazy, sweltering Del Mar Fair (which also holds a special place in my heart, just different). James and I were walking to the car and looking around at all the changing leaves and beautiful mountains out in the valley, and we just couldn't believe how lucky we are to be having this experience.