Flagstaff 2010 Day 1

Ally and I traveled to Flagstaff a couple weeks ago to spend a few days with my Aunt Suzie and Uncle Phil (aka Aunt Suzie and Gruncle). The trip was planned so we could attend the county fair again this year. We had a blast!

A pig! We asked Ally if it was Olivia, but she said no.

Ally even got to pet the llama.

And the horse - she was determined to pet the horse. I was pretty amazed that she was so into it, she was wedged between the fence, that is how determined she was to pet it.

A chicken - or is this a rooster?

Petting the bunny was next.

After the animals we took a break to watch a neat singer on the children's stage. Ally was not nearly as into it as Gruncle who is hammering along to the song!

we did persuade her to join the other children for the marching song, but this is how she looked.

But then she went on a pony ride! I could not believe it! She loved it!

After the pony ride we walked over to the rides and games. Ally was so excited.

This year Ally took on Aunt Suzie in the cow race game. "Get ready Aunt Suzie"

Gruncle coached Ally on her technique for throwing the golf ball in the holes. (1 hole was trot, 1 was walk, 1 was crawl and then the cow moved a lot, a but or not much at all)

Ally was cow #4, Aunt Suzie was #6.

The agony of Aunt Suzie's defeat.

The sweet joy of victory - and the excitement of a new pink bear - Cheer Bear.

On to the rides, the carousel. It was a first for me as a mom, I got to ride the carousel, instead of just standing next to Ally!

There was a swing ride

A break from rides to play the "ducky game" this is where Ernie's pillow was won last year. The guy running the game insisted on "collaboration" and put a crate down for Ally to help.

This year Aunt Suzie won Ally a pink shark. But honestly, it was not the favorite thing, Ally was so proud of herself for winning Cheer Bear that quickly became her favorite thing of the trip.

Our time at the fair ended with a ride on the train. The ride was so long, and peaceful, that Gruncle even reached out to high 5 Ally: