Did you know that the Puyallup Fair is the eighth largest fair in the WORLD? And I’ve heard that it’s also the largest fair west of the Mississippi. It’s a BIG deal here and because we are only 15 minutes away it has become an annual tradition for our family.
On opening day, between 10am-Noon anyone can get in FREE. That’s a quite a deal considering regular priced tickets are $11 for adults and $8 for kids. However, because opening day is always on a Friday, during Justin’s busy season at work, and while the kids are in school we’ve never taken advantage of FREE day. However, with my Mom in town we decided it was a good day for us to go. Of course everyone else had the same plan so instead of the normal 15 minutes to get there it took over an hour.
We had a great time. Jason enjoyed seeing all the animals. He insisted on looking at every horse in the horse barn. One of the owners even let Jason get up close to their horse and pet it. Once in the petting farm, Jason didn’t want to leave. He petted the goats, chickens, and baby rabbits.
On opening day, between 10am-Noon anyone can get in FREE. That’s a quite a deal considering regular priced tickets are $11 for adults and $8 for kids. However, because opening day is always on a Friday, during Justin’s busy season at work, and while the kids are in school we’ve never taken advantage of FREE day. However, with my Mom in town we decided it was a good day for us to go. Of course everyone else had the same plan so instead of the normal 15 minutes to get there it took over an hour.
We had a great time. Jason enjoyed seeing all the animals. He insisted on looking at every horse in the horse barn. One of the owners even let Jason get up close to their horse and pet it. Once in the petting farm, Jason didn’t want to leave. He petted the goats, chickens, and baby rabbits.
Jason was quite fascinated with the baby chicks.
With a little help from Grandma, Jason quickly got the hang of milking a cow.
Justin came down with the girls after school.
The girls got their faces painted.
They too wanted a chance to milk a cow.
We went to a little circus show where my Mom was pulled out of the audience and asked to perform. She’s such a great sport and we were grateful we had the video camera to capture it on film.
Of course we also ate lots of yummy fair food.
Another great year at the fair.
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We also went to free day, thanks to the strike. We saw the magician in that same tent and my favorite teenager/extra daughter who came with us was on stage. Surprised I didn't see you there!
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