It wouldn't be fall in Albuquerque without the State Fair. Actually fall in Albuquerque is kind of packed. September State Fair, October Balloon Fiesta, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Joaquin's B-day and then Christmas. Phew I'm exhausted just thinking about all the fun we have ahead of us. :) Daniel took a morning off work and we went, discovering it was Fire Day. All the counties around had firemen and trucks there and tons of stickers, plastic hats and mood-changing pencils. This picture looks like a sweet moment of mirth between father and son but it's actually Joaquin protesting taking a picture. It's getting really hard to get pictures of him. After all that excitement we spent the rest of the day with animals. After the 4-H petting zoo (still the same one as when I was a child), we met a really nice mule and some minature horses. Daniel and Joaquin became quite friendly with this mule, turns out he gets lonely at the fair every time he gets left alone. After we left him, we heard his sad braying. Then we saw a sheep being sheared and wool being spun and then woven. It was all very educational and quite fun. Then burritos and some pie before we headed home. Despite tromping around with two children it was actually really relaxing. It was a beautiful day, Jamie and I hung out on the grass while Daniel and Joaquin did more exploring. The food was good and we didn't eat some of the grosser fair food despite the temptation. My only regret is we didn't get any fry bread. Is it truly a good fair experience without that?
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