The Great Minnesota Get Together

I think my blog titles from this summer could all be named "Another great thing about being back in Minnesota"... Well near the top of that list would be getting to go to the Minnesota State Fair!! Now, if you are from a state that has a lame State Fair, don't think they are all like that. Minnesota's is second in the nation behind Texas (Amanda and Shari - lucky you!), and the MN State Fair is just amazing! Matt and I have gone together every year since we started dating (2003) except for last year because we were in Maryland. So this year we had to make up for our absence at last year's fair, and we got to bring Case!
Because parking is so crazy, we opted for the free park and ride. I am pretty positive that Case thought this was the best part of the day. He got to sit in the front row of a super nice bus where he could see out all the windows.
Little did he know, the fun was just beginning! So we got off the bus and paid the hefty (but well worth it) price to just get into the fair. And THEN as we do every year, we headed straight for the cheese curds and of course, they did not disappoint! Here's a list of the other food we ate: roasted corn on the cob (it's dipped in tub of melted butter), a pork chop on a stick, fresh cut fries, and we wrapped up with a bucket of sweet martha's fresh out of the oven chocolate chip cookies and all you can drink milk! YUM! It was all so good! We looked at a lot of things, but the best was the birthing center. We ran into one of my college roommates, Abbie Bennett who's in vet school! The birthing center is full of animals who either just gave birth, are in the process of giving birth or are a day or two away from giving birth. Abbie grabbed a baby lamb who has about 12 hours old and Case got to pet him, he has a little afraid but warmed up to him. Then he pet a little chick who was just a couple hours old. He kept saying, "ooooooooooo" over and over while petting the chick. After that he moved onto the hours old piglet and played with his ears. It was really fun to see him with all the baby animals. Unfortunately, I forgot to charge the camera, so the battery was dead by the time we got there.
It was a great day at the fair! I can't believe we have to wait another year to go again...