At the last minute, I decided to treat my grandkids to the NM State Fair this year! Shauna and Jacob had already taken Tyler and Elise, so I invited Kiley and Jessica and their little ones to join me one day after I had taken my mother to her doctor's appointment. It was the last Wednesday of the Fair, and the best opportunity for Hudson, since he is in kindergarten all day. On Wednesdays, he gets out of school early, so it was the perfect time for all of us to go. We met at my mom's house, where the boys loved playing with Uncle Vernon's awesome toys.
We got decent parking near the Fair entrance, and it was free this year. But to add to my delight, entrance to the Fair that day was also free! I saved $30 on tickets and used those funds to purchase pony ride tickets and cotton candy for the Dunlap boys. It was also less busy than the evenings or weekends, so that was also a plus.
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| Happy faced Hudson at McDonald's Farm |
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| Milking this fake cow was pretty cool! |
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| Beau and Hudson on the huge tractor |
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| Collecting eggs and produce at the Farm |
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Baby Hannah in her stroller
That blue lunch bag was filled with snacks and water from home |
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| Cute little Beau liked the real chickens at the Farm |
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The boys learned how to lasso a Longhorn!
Here, Hudson tries his hand at it |
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| Little Beau is confused about the whole thing |
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| Love the look on Hudson's face as he tries lassoing |
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| Joey loved these little tractors! |
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| Farmer Joey |
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| Kiley had a hard time pulling Joey away from his tractor! |
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| Cute little pregnant mommy due with son #2 in December! |
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| It was HOT that day, especially in the Petting Zoo, but well worth the stop |
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Joey unfortunately missed the most fun parts of the visit, but these
guys loved the animals. There were so many different kinds this year. |
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| Mama donkey with her adorable baby donkey |
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| Love this photo of Jess and her littlest ones near the goat and baby donkey |
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| Beautiful Beau loves the animals--like his cousin Tyler |
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| Two adorable Wallabies and a chicken eating together |
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| Hudson and brother Beau brush this pretty deer's fur |
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| Fun family shot--now if we could only get Hannah to look up and smile... |
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| 5-year old Hudson participated in the Pee-Wee Stampede |
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| There he goes riding his stick horse! |
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| Here, Hudson is doing his best bucking bronco moves! |
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| The joyous smile of a "Bucking Bronco Champion"! |
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| You can see Hudson's cool trophy in his hand |
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| Later, Hudson was chosen to be the Rodeo CLOWN |
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| He didn't quite know what to do with himself, but he was still cute! |
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| Pony rides for the boys! Beau picked this white pony and really enjoyed riding him |
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| Hudson really liked the experience too |
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Beau and Momma Jessica going in circles!
What a day at the NM State Fair! The funny thing was that the boys were more interested in going back to "Great-Grandma's house" to play with Vernon's toys, than spending the day at the Fair!
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