I haven't been to the fair in years, I think the last time I was 10 or younger and cheered my dad on in a Dutch Oven Cookoff! I do remember his rolls tasting delicious! In my three years up in Salt Lake, I've yet to experience the fair, but I wasn't going to let this year get by me. I woke up after sleeping from my night shift, drove out to the fair with my friends Sarah and Jessica and kept my fingers crossed that my request to be on call would be granted. Within the first half hour, close to 5pm, I received a call from work that I had been canceled! Whooot, whooot! Now we were free to enjoy every inch of the fairgrounds!
First stop, gazing at the tractors and the animals!
The cute goats, but wow do the boys stink! Jessica, having grown up with animals, was the one to share such many treasures of farm knowledge with us!
The dairy cows!
Cedar, the 4 year old male steer, who weighs 2,460lbs and stands 5'10" tall at the shoulders! He was ginormous!
Cattle, mooooooo!
And of course the pigs! I love this pig who has his butt in the feeding pail!
Oh don't forget the ducks who Monday-Friday eat your fingers, Saturday your hands, and Sunday your toes! Basically keep all extremities out of the cage, always! They were cute though, they all had handkerchiefs tied around their necks and clothes draped on them!
Sarah and Jessica preparing to go down the GIANT SLIDE! $2 and totally worth it! Where else can you sit on a potato bag and slide down a giant slide? Answer: Only at The Utah State Fair!
The view from the Giant Slide!
The view from below after we slid down the Giant Slide! Fun huh!
How do Sarah and I measure up? The height of a horse is measured in hands, one hand equals four inches. I'm 17.5 hands and Sarah is 18! That proves that I am 5'10" and Sarah is 6'!
Every year they have a new sculpture, sculpted from butter! Yes, butter! It was amazing to see. This year they held a contest, and an elementary students idea won. They sculpted The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Also was the Queen of England, a bridesmaid, and the cute little girl who at the balcony of the palace covered her ears during their first kiss!
We toured many art galleries and this was one of my favorite paintings. I love the abstract design of the mill and I love their brownies!
Ok this was our highlight of the night! We saw this and eventually came back to do it! Yet we stood waiting for 5-10 minutes debating the fact that it was $8. We finally decided we would regret doing it and gave in. I mean when else can I be in a huge bubble and walk on water.
Jessica is on the right, she was the first to get in a bubble and discover it wasn't so easy to walk on water. We more like...rolled!
Sarah in her bubble awaiting the air to be filled and zipper closed!
And the treat to top the night! A funnel cake! Sarah and I shared one and wow, it was delicious! Cinnamon and sugar on top, soft bread, done just right! I can't wait for next year!
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