F. A. I. R.

Since Nathan and I have never been to a state fair before, we decided to take Deacon last Friday. There were lots of animals. We saw:

Cows and Pigs

Sheep

Goats
and more pigs!

Nathan requested we bring $100 cash so that he could try all of the crazy food we hear about on the news. Here is a photo journal of his lunch experience. Just pretend these pictures I found online are Nate and you can swoon on how handsome he has become:

Nathan eating fried Oreos.

Nathan eating fried Snickers

Nathan eating a scone with bavarian cream

Nathan eating one-and-a-half fried catfish

Why the odd fraction of fish? Because he got halfway done with one and realized it was still raw. He was going to throw it away, but I took it back to the vendor (who was smoking while cooking...fire hazard? Health department?) and she asked if I wanted her to throw it back in the vat and finish cooking it! I suggested that since his mouth had been all over it, she probably didn't want it in the same grease she was using to cook everyone else's food. She gave me a long puzzled stare and then caught on that I wanted a whole new one.

Nathan eating part of my smoked ham sandwich

Nathan eating french fries

These are all the foods that Nathan really ate. He "only" used one third of his budget for all that junk and was very satisfied.

I didn't take pictures of Nathan eating because I was busy watching...okay staring....at all the crazies at the fair. It occurred to me that The F.A.I.R is a perfect acronym for The Freak And Inbred Roundup.

I saw a girl wearing purple acid wash jeans (pegged at the ankle). I saw a man with his t-shirt cut from his armpit down to his waist on both sides to allow his belly to fit---it was basically a poncho. Oh yeah, I also saw a man dressed as a woman. I pretended to take pictures of N&D but was really trying to get a shot of the shemale because I'm pretty sure he works in a different office at my same building!

With all the crazies running around, I felt that this warning sign should be more prominently displayed:

The only other fair I've been to were all the county fairs in Kingman 10 years ago, but I just don't remember it having so many salespeople? They were marketing jacuzzies and mattresses; I saw more live OxyClean demonstrations than exhibits.

We ended the day by taking Deac on a ride. Nathan said it was creaking and groaning while they rode it. He was "slightly" over the recommend weight Ü. Especially after that last scone....
I think he had fun!