The Fair is ON!

I'm so excited, Markham Fair has begun and I've been there ALL day today...photos will have to follow. I'm on a photography committee and will be shooting as much of the 4 days as I can. Today was one of Henry's days off school so he spent 5 hours there with me in the day...we had so much fun! Magicians, animal shows, we checked out the kids' crafts (Henry won a second place ribbon for his sock monster!), we watched cow judging, chickens & baby chicks, sheep, pig racing, some kind of motor bike tricks in the air (Henry was VERY impressed!), Henry had a ride in the power company's bucket on a truck that takes you way up in the air, we had lunch, and I got some great pictures.

Then we brought Hannah, Jack & Jason back with us after dinner for more craft reviewing (no one else won ribbons, wah), midway rides (a perk of being a volunteer is that my kids get to ride free on the Thursday night!!) and the DEMOLITION DERBY!! Jason may have also visited the beer tent with some neighbours, but there are no photographs to prove it. I haven't had that much fresh air in one day in a long time!

AND I'm going back tomorrow kidless! I can't even imagine the photos I'll be able to get without having anyone with me! I sure love the fair and running into people you know and feeling like a part of a small town even though Markham isn't that small anymore.

So since I don't have the photos from the fair on my computer yet, I thought I'd put one from last week when Eri & I took the kids who weren't in school for a walk in the woods.

Here's Ben & Hen & some sticks: