Adventures Of A Stay At Home Dad

Just trying to balance two little boys and my sanity . . .

Deerfield Fair

Posted on October 2, 2007 in the Ranting, Stay At Home Dad category

We spent most of the afternoon and early evening at the Deerfield Fair on Sunday. Initially we weren’t going to go but Mary’s sister and her family would be there so we thought it would be a good excuse to see everyone. Besides, Vinny loves his cousins! This was Vin’s first trip to the fair - I was so excited to show him all the animals, rides, and junk food. I was probably more excited about it than he was but he still was absolutely enthralled by the sheep, goats, cows, horses, etc.

At one point we were watching the oxen pull - the idea is that the handler has to direct them through a course with turns and places to stop. The announcer let everyone know that we were to remain quiet for the duration of the course. While the oxen were stopped at a way point, Vin decided it was a good time to shout “ONE, TWO, THREE! GO, GO!” It was a bit embarrassing but at the same time it was all I could do to not bust out laughing.

There was only one ride that I took him on - the giant slide. I was such a chicken growing up that this was my favorite ride at the fair. Vin is such a fan of slides at the park, I just knew he would be excited to get on a giant one. Below are some pictures of his first and second trip down the slide. Yes, he is balling on the first trip down. I know it looks like I was torturing him but, really, the only reason he was crying was because I wouldn’t let him climb up the stairs by himself. We waited a bit before the second trip down - he was much happier that time.