Utah State Fair

I had never heard much about the Utah State Fair, so we decided to go this year! Today, on 9/11, all military got in free! We love the many perks of being in the Army! It's on the west side of Salt Lake City, in the more ghetto area. This was no Alameda County Fair! It was one of the first times that I have been a little nervous in Utah and was highly guarding our belongings! The fair had some sketchy people! Besides the fair being ghetto and a bit trashy, we had a blast getting out! Tilly and Aaron loved the seal show! I am not big on animals, but I felt so bad for the seals on parade like that! Maybe because Aaron made me watch a show about dolphins and how sad they are in captivity at places like Sea World and when they aren't they are slaughtered by the thousands in Japan! The sea is stained red! Off the subject, back to the fair!

On to more sad animals in captivity: Tilly got to ride a pony! They are attached to a wheel that they walk around all day long! The ponies looked sad! Tilly was a little nervous to ride the horsey!

She did great and loved it, not letting go of my hand for any reason!

She loved the sheep because her favorite book is "Russell the Sheep!" She kept calling them "Russow!"

Of course we had to get some cotton candy, our favorite!

Yum!
We were 30 seconds away from getting a parking ticket! Thank goodness the officer was a lady who thought our kids were adorable! Who knew you had to park 20 feet from a stop sign, even when there is no red curb! She said they don't do red curbs here because you can't see it when it snows! Now we know GI Joe!