Utah State Fair

We had such a fun day today! We missed the Weber and Davis County fair so we went to the Utah State Fair today. Sophie is so into animals lately, I hoped she would love it! We picked Kale up on our way. I was bummed because after we parked and got to the gates it was 7 and it was only open until 8. We had originally planned to be down there around 4 but then Kale picked up a shift so he worked until 6. We still had a lot of fun. We walked around for a while looking at some of the booths and checking out the rides and then we finally found the animals! We saw the pigs first. Sophie was in seventh heaven in there! I just put her down and let her roam and she loved being able to walk around to all the cages. Most of the pigs were laying but there were a few really active ones and she even got to hear some oinks! Pigs aren't very soft so the first few she pet she didn't seem like she knew what to think about them. Pretty soon though she would walk from cage to cage and pet the ones that were laying. I think when they have their face pointed at her or are trying to smell her, it made her a bit nervous. Pigs don't seem to have a great life, they just oink and waddle around and lay and there were TONS of flies on them. There was a mama with about 6 little baby piglets and they were so cute, I totally wanted one (if only they stayed small and soft).

Next we went to see the sheep. It was stinky in there, and Sophie kept saying "cucka." (how do you even spell that word?). It was pretty funny. The sheep were bigger and moving around a lot more because most of them were eating their dinner. Sophie loved to just watch them and I think she was just mesmerized by them! By the end of the walkway she was feeling brave and we found the sweetest little sheep and it let you pet it. Sophie was loving it and just going to town patting and rubbing it's little face! So cute!

Next we saw the cows. They were just tied up to a fence - they weren't really fenced in and I didn't want to get kicked or hurt trying to pet them. We tried to pet the end one but Sophie was too intrigued by the fan that was ventilating the building than the actual cows. The next building had goats in them. This was a fun one! There were tons of goats and they were much more inquisitive and would come right over to the fence and some would step up on the railing to say hi! Sophs loved walking around and watching but most goats were a bit too forward for her to pet them. A lady had some out on a leash and she was able to pet it. It liked her and kept trying to nibble her hair. So funny!

Next up we saw a few ponies that were giving rides. We thought about paying for Sophs to ride but weren't sure if she'd like it and we were short on time since it was almost closing time. So, next we saw the chickens. Sophie really liked them but the lady said not to pet them because they would bite. You weren't happy about that restriction so we quickly left. We went to see the vegetables and there was a display of bees. You loved the pumpkins (True October Baby!) and kept patting them, trying to pick them up, and sitting on them. It was hilarious! We stopped by the bunny area, then went and got some mini fried doughnuts, then headed for home. We stopped at the California Pizza Kitchen but by then Sophs was pretty tired and grumpy so we ate quickly and headed home. It was a fun day, I love seeing Sophie and her love for animals!