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So we decided to take Maya to the fair. It's insanely big here in Minnesota, bringing in 2 million, yes your read that right, 2 million visitors in the 9 days it's open. I thought it had to be fantastic, so today we went.
Well....it was, I guess I should start with the positive sides of the fair:
* Maya was able to see animals, which she adored, pigs, sheep, cows, horses and goats
* The lemonade was sensational
* The pretzels were divine
* We didn't have to pay for parking
* Took our 2 year old on a little river raft ride and she LOVED it. She rocks.
Not so great parts of the fair
* $11 just to get in!
* No room to move at all, 250,000 people-ugh!
* I didn't see any jewelry the entire time (this is why I go to fairs)
* Sickening displays of food one can get on a stick: sausage and eggs on a stick, pork chops on a stick, belgian waffle on a stick, fat bacon on a stick, meatballs on a stick, pig in a blanket on a stick. Seriously, I don't get nauseous even when pregnant, and this was making me nauseous just reading the signs for the food.
* HOT!
We walked to our car and Evan said "what a money sucker!"