End of Summer Event

The end of summer signals an annual event in many counties: fairs. We, as a family, like these annual events. We especially like to attend the Gooding County Fair and Rodeo at the end of each summer, because we get good food (unhealthy and not much nutrition is more like it), fun entertainment, and we get to spend time with my parents. All of which we really enjoy.

This year, we again attended the fair and rodeo, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Elle and Hudson both liked the fair (although Hudson was not tall enough to ride on any rides—something that is a little hard for a one-year-old to understand). They also loved all the unhealthy and non-nutritious food—scones, sno-cones, lemonade, french fries, cotton candy and kettle korn. And they really liked the rodeo (the broncos and bulls were an easy favorite—Hudson kept signing more when the rider’s eight seconds were up).



But the fair and rodeo were not the only fun items on our weekend agenda. We also enjoyed spending time at my parent’s house. The favorite thing to do was ride and drive my father’s new zero-turn lawn mower. Hudson would sit on it and scream, “Papa!” until my dad would turn it on and give him another ride. I think Hudson spent most of his time just sitting on the lawn mower. Elle liked to drive the lawn mower, too, but she liked to drive it by herself. She, too, could have ridden it all day.



Another favorite thing to do at my parent’s house was play with my dad’s dog, Rusty. Both kids ran and played with this dog until he was completely worn out. Hudson ran around yelling, “Gog!” (dog for anyone who does not read Hudson), the entire time. It was very entertaining.



And lastly, Elle loved riding horses with my dad. Elle is quite obsessed with horses, so any time she has the chance to ride one, she takes it. Poor Hudson was taking a nap while Elle was riding, so he did not get a chance to get in the saddle. Maybe next time.



All in all, it was a very fun trip, and we were glad that we could yet again attend the annual end of summer event.