Georgia National Fair

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Road Trip!!!  For several years Z and I have tried to work out visiting Perry for the fair but it just never worked out for one reason or another.  This year we were bound and determined to figure it out and I am so happy that we did.  We had THE. BEST. TIME!

We only had one day to devote to the fair and that included the 6 hour round-trip to get there and back, so we rolled out of bed, on a Saturday, at 4 a.m. with the girl's in tow.  Luckily they slept the majority of the way and I helped navigate through the torrential downpour that plagued us for the first 2.5 hours of our journey.

Around 8:30, we arrived.  Let the fun begin...

The actual "fair" activities didn't start until 10:00 but the livestock shows began at 8:00 so we began our day watching the Jr. Heifer Show.  AB is interested in showing cattle so we wanted her to see how it was done.  She is still interested so 4-H, here we come.

We strolled through the prep barn and found our local show team...

Once 10:00 rolled around, we decided to go ahead and let the girls ride the rides while it wasn't quite so crowded.  First up...a roller coaster.

After that, they were hooked...the faster, the better!

I thought they were going to loose their chick-fil-a on this one...it just kept going faster and faster all the while moving in a circle, blasting the loudest music imaginable.  They LOVED it!

  Lexi got off and the first thing she said was "I can't feel my throat".  We died, it was so funny!

Z and I just hanging out while the girls got their ride on...

Next up...Eudora Farms Petting Zoo

Included in the price of admission were entrance to many shows throughout the day.  Here are a few that we enjoyed...

Wild About Monkeys

Robinson's Racing Pigs

SwashChucklers! Comedy Pirate Show

Tricky Dogs

And last, but certainly not least...Mutton Bustin' --- the toughest sport on wool.

I had never heard of this before and certainly had never seen it before but boy was I in for a treat. Children between the ages of 4-7, weighing less than 60lbs, get an opportunity to bareback ride a sheep; trying to hold on for 6 seconds.  I tried to upload a video but for the life of me I can't get it to work so if you ever get an opportunity to see this in person---don't miss it!

We ended our day (around 7:15) with cotton candy, funnel cakes and a rainbow...

...and 3 hours later we were back at Home Sweet Home.

Future trips need to include an overnight stay so that the Fair can be enjoyed for 2 days.  There is so much to see and do and I feel like we saw just enough to leave us wanting for more.  Maybe next year...

Heather