50th State Fair

There is a fair that has been set up in the parking lot at Aloha Stadium and a huge banner says 50th State Fair. We pass by Aloha Stadium quite a bit and the kids have been begging to go, so, since today is Memorial Day it was free admission for military appreciation day. We learned that it was NOT in fact the state fair...it was just simply a fair that happens to be in the 50th state of the nation. We also learned that it was a MAJOR rip-off. The kids had fun, and we enjoyed it, but we will not be going there again. As we have passed the fair driving around town the kids talked non-stop about the carousel, the Ferris wheel, and the bumper cars that they wanted to go on when we went to the fair. The first thing we came to when we walked in the gates was the Carousel. Gabby was to short to go on by herself so they required Paul to pay to ride with her.

Next we headed for the Ferris wheel...it cost us $12.50 for the 4 of us to ride the Ferris wheel! It was a nice ride, and some great views, but way to pricey for my liking. From the Ferris wheel we watched a pretty cool horse riding show with amazing acrobatics.

From there we headed over to the bumper cars...only to discover that Kaylee was to short to be a driver, and Gabby was to short to even go on the bumper cars. Paul went with Kaylee on the bumper cars, and I took Gabby over to the petting farm area to see the baby animals.

By then we ran out of ride tickets and I wasn't about to buy anymore...so, we decided to wander around through the rest of the fair. We wandered over to the carnival games and decided to play a couple games. The girls each played a couple of simple ball tossing games and they each won a bear, and a balloon type blow-up toy. I decided to play a game where you knock over the pile of milk bottles and won a little stuffed dog. Paul tried his luck at a few games and walked away from the games frustrated.

In conclusion to our carnival fun...What's a carnival without cotton candy? The funny thing? The cotton candy was the most reasonably priced thing at the fair...funny how that works. The girls really enjoyed the cotton candy. I had a little bit and because of all the humidity in the air here it wasn't as light and fluffy as I like it.