Marion County Fair- June.

It's no secret that mama loves a good fair. So when she found out that the Marion County Fair was running all week, she started lobbying for a trip. No one really wanted to go, but mama did some research and found out that admission was free on Monday if you brought a canned good. There weren't any more excuses, so we packed up Grams and PawPaw and headed down.

The first stop was the horse barn. There were a lot of great 4-H'ers that were willing to show off their animals. We hit the jackpot when we found this pony pulling a little cart. We even got to hold the reigns. (Don't worry, it was tied up.)

We visited all the animal barns. Henry didn't hardly look at any of the animals, but had a good time planning out our course so we could walk down every aisle and not run into any mud, as it had been raining for about 12 hours straight before we got there. (But what's a county fair without flooding and having to hose everything down outside the pig barns?)

Mama said it was fun to finally have someone who liked animals to go to the fair with. And did I ever like the animals. Here's my best duck impression.

Henry did take the time to pick out his favorite bunnies and had a good time telling us which animals he saw pee. The rabbits were a goldmine because it was full of sweet little 10 year-old girls that would see us coming, grab their rabbits, and follow us around asking if we wanted to pet them. I was very gentle.

Last up was the pig barn. We went through those fast because Grams thinks pigs are gross and stinky. PawPaw told us that you could tell how old a pig was by counting the number of notches cut in its ear.

Good news for the Seibert calender! We actually convinced Henry to sit on a Cub Cadet this year. Before, he's always refused because he was afraid they would drive away.

Now we just need to find a fair with really big tractors so we can get our pictures taken inside a wheel.

Of course, I had no fear and tried out all of the tractors.

Henry and PawPaw picked out this standup tractor that could mow our yard in about 15 minutes. Mama said she didn't think it would be able to mow the hill without tipping over, so we had to leave it at the fair.

We skipped the old-timey village because we had some driving to do that afternoon, but not before we picked up some free balloons.

While mama and PawPaw were deciding what to eat that the Pork Producers booth (a fair must), Grams surprised us with blue slushies and fresh made mini donuts!!!

We ate the mini donuts much to quickly to get a picture.

I loved my slushie, but I don't think I've inherited the Seibert sweet tooth. I drank about half of it then was finished. The slushies ended up being a great purchase because we had to walk past the kids' midway to get back to the car. Henry had been talking about which $5 ride he wanted to ride, but in the end, decided to forgo any rides because he didn't want to stop drinking his slushie. Now that's the power of the Seibert sweet tooth.