Whendi's Bears: fair

It's always a tradition each year, to go to the the Great New York State Fair.....since we only live 30 minutes from Syracuse where it is held.

The girls probably went 4 times, while I go once. Plus I'm not much of a ride & midway person with all the obnoxious game workers......I enjoy going through all the buildings, seeing the animals, shows & music, eating the "unhealthy" foods and even having a few wine slushies.

It runs the last 2 weeks in August, which pretty much means the summer is over and school is just around the corner. I thought I would share some of the things we saw and did.....

My beautiful daughters squatting in front of some black eyed susans in the horticulture building courtyard....yes, they were really not happy about me ordering them over there to take a picture...."MOM! How embarssing! QUick take the picture!"..they whined!

In the Dairy building the Rainbow Milk Bar is a MUST! Large glasses of milk for only a quarter....and it's healthy!

And the Butter sculpture....this year's theme...the cow jumped over the moon

In the Bunny Rabbit building....these are the cutest bunnies we saw :)

There was a really cool haunted house this year....with a moveable alien monster and people all dressed up bloody and ugly ....FUN!

This little scary man chased my daughter around the street....now THAT was funny :)

Inside the Art & Home building there were special displays just dedicated to the Circus but all made in miniature model ... that was really cool, you know me and circus theme!!

Inside the Center of Progress building, me and the girls found this really wonderful booth that was custom fitted toe rings....yes, all three of us got a toe ring and we love them, in fact, 1 daughter went back to get another! Here is the link to their website in case you want to get one.. http://www.toeringtime.com/. You can tell them that the Mom from the NYS fair that was taking all sorts of pictures of her daughters getting their first toe ring....sent you...haha she will know who we are! These gals were so darn nice and super friendly too! I met a customer who has had her toe ring on for 25 years...WOW! And, no they don't hurt and won't come off.

Had to see the awesome Sand Sculpture in the Horticulture Building. They work on it all during the fair...it was still not completed when we were there.

The girls trying on cowboy hats....

A bird wildlife display....way cool ....love these barn owls and bald eagle! And they are REAL!

There was a monkey jockey-dog derby ...new this year... I wasn't too happy about this. The concept is fun but I felt kinda sick seeing the monkey's arms chained to the dog harness. The monkeys were screaming and pulling on the chains....NOT COOL...NOT FUNNY! But the crowds of people were loving it and thought the monkeys were "performing"....I saw something else :(

Can't forget about the Master of The Chainsaw guy!

There was a sea lion show too....how adorable!

Sheep shearing.....

Saw an awesome show with Ted Nugent....my girls had no clue who he was ...ha! But thought he was pretty cool because at the end of his show he shot an arrow through his guitar....see the picture below....the white guitar hanging on the speaker...him pulling back on the bow...