Jacksonville Fair

On Sunday we went to the Jacksonville Fair for a couple of hours. I have since been informed that the fair is to be avoided, and can be a pretty sketchy scene, so, oops! Chalk that one up to Jacksonville rookie status. But we actually picked a great time to go: right as a home Jaguars game was starting. Parking was a pain, but the fair itself was quite deserted.

At the fair

The main thing we wanted to go for was to show Ellie the animals, as she is on a major animal kick. We started things off with the racing pigs show, which frightened her at first, for some reason. She clung to me and said, "no piggies!" all sad and pathetic-like. But, she quickly got over that and as soon as the show was over she was all, "where'd the piggies go?" Kids, man. Fickle creatures.

Racing pigs

Protecting her from the piggies

We also spent some time in with all the bunnies, chickens, cows, and sheep. Ellie was a big fan of that. She particularly enjoyed the bunnies and the chickens, but was unsure of the horses.

Checking out the rabbits

Pigeon exhibit? This is a thing? The New Yorker in me is giving a hearty side-eye at this one.

Chicks!!!!

Lazy.

Baaaaa.

Moo

"All done, neigh."

We also ate a little BBQ and took in some other fair sights before calling it a day.

"Hi, bear!"

Pretending to be planes with her Daddy

Food time!

If nothing else, the fair apparently wore Ellie out, as she was actually asking for a nap when we got home and slept so long, we had to wake her. Fair for the win!