LA County Fair

We thought we'd share some pictures from our time at the LA County Fair.  We went this week with my parents and had a great time checking out all the new exhibits.  We had planned on going a week earlier, but passed when it was supposed to be 103 degrees that day and opted for a cooler time.

First stop...the trains.  Elijah thought this was the coolest thing ever.  He was a little disappointed that he couldn't go on every single one, but forgot all about that when he was able to blow the horn on one of the trains.

While waiting for the pirate show to begin, we checked out the flower garden and took some rides on the Big Slide.  Both Elijah and Natalie went down with me separately.  Natalie loved it!  I thought she might be a little scared, but when I asked her if she liked it, I got an enthusiastic, "YEAH!"

On to the pirate show.  We weren't really sure what this was supposed to be all about, but ended up being a high-wire act and was pretty cool.  They did some pretty neat stunts.

Next to the trains...again - this time model trains.  This year they had some Thomas trains.  Natalie decided she was going to walk onto the displays and take a police car off the set.  She was so excited that she found a police car and really wanted to show Elijah.  She got in trouble and the staff seemed to keep a close eye on us the rest of the time we were there.

They had a new exhibit this year on Dinosaurs...

Then we headed off to the petting zoo...

Then rides...Natalie was a little disturbed when she was riding in an airplane and her steering wheel fell off.  Elijah rode on the bumper cars, but afterward decided that it was too scary.  Maybe next time?

After dinner, we tried to go on the large farris wheel, but it broke down, so we went on a few more rides and then headed home.  Both the kids fell asleep in the car.  Another fun time at the Fair!