Iowa State Fair – 2018

Yesterday we spent the day at the Iowa State Fair. We got tickets on sale from Fareway then thought we weren’t going to be able to fit a visit in after all that has gone on in the last couple of weeks. Then we decided to just take the day and go. The weather was perfect, there weren’t a lot of people there and we took our time and slowly wandered around. I have no idea what other state fairs are like to compare but the Iowa State Fair is really something to experience. My favorite is the animals barns, Joe likes the tractors and Drew wanted to see everything and do everything!

We love watching the chainsaw artists – such talent!
I would have loved to have taken this bench home with me!
The famous butter cow – no trip to the State Fair is complete without visiting the butter cow!
Of course Drew had to pet the goats!
A life size chalkboard horse – fun!
I wandered over to look at the real horses and when I came back Joe was writing on the chalkboard horse.
He does love me!
Of course we checked out the campers.
Drew’s girlfriend!
Drew and I rode the Ferris Wheel.
Ye Ole Mill – always a favorite.
Ye Ole Mill – we had to ride it twice – Drew loved it!
On the Sky Lift – it was a beautiful day – and not a lot of people which made the day so much more enjoyable!
Another Sky Lift view.
The Mountain Man exhibit was interesting.

A giant sand sculpture – they were working on it while we watched.
Drew loved this – he got to take a bag of the cracked corn home. The chickens loved it!

We didn’t come to close to seeing everything there was to see but it’s impossible to see it all in one day. All in all we had a very relaxed and enjoyable time. I’m okay with going to the State Fair about every three years or so but Joe likes to go yearly so I’m guessing we’ll be back to see it all again next year!

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