Plumas County Fair

Last year we also attended the Plumas County Fair while at Lake Almanor, and we decided to return this year. Last year, one of the competitors in the swine tent let Josh (and us) into his pig's pen to meet him. I remember how ticklish it felt when the pig licked my toes, which he kept doing! This year, one kid tried to show his chicken to Josh, but Josh was a little freaked out at the idea of holding it (I think I would have been too, they seem like wily creatures to hold onto). We visited all the animals but didn't really meet any or get any good pictures, as Josh was tearing through the place and I was busily trying to keep up without rolling the stroller through poo.

We did, however, spend lots of time in the kiddie ride section. Josh was really cute and had a great time. He even left, without a fight, when we said it was time to go.

He told us for the entire duration of his wait in line that he wanted this blue race car. Luckily, he got it.



I was disappointed that the little airplanes came equipped with machine guns, but Josh wasn't. Despite never playing with toy guns before, he seemed to know just what to do as Daddy ran around the circle "hiding" from Josh and getting targeted.


Josh did the bungee at the Rose Festival back in May, and we were excited to see him do it again.





The second time Josh drove the kiddie train, some kid came to sit shotgun with him, and Josh declared his now-overused new expression, "I need space." (I think his teachers taught him this as a nice way to say "go away"). The kid did not give Josh "space," but Josh let him ride along without further protest,which was a huge relief to me.

Looking at this photo as I write, the train seems kinda creepy looking, like it could be in a horror movie with nightmares and bad clowns. It didn't seem that way in real life, just cheesy in a kiddie way.