Last year we started an annual tradition of going to the fair to see the animals. We were introduced to the fair by our friends Jeremy and Kristin, and we joined them again this year for our first fair of the summer, the Eaton County Fair. Kristin led Drew around the petting area and in the picture below they are checking out a rabbit in its cage.
Jeremy grabbed a chick to show Drew and to let him gently touch it. Drew did pretty well with it, but he wasn't up to the challenge of trying to hold one himself.
Drew's absolute favorite part of the fair was the tractors. Sigh. . . my son is going to be a redneck! :) Actually, it was a lot of fun to watch Drew climb up onto the tractors and run from one to the next. He could have ridden on the tractors the entire time. As we were walking past the camping area of the fairgrounds, some older men and a woman offered that Drew could sit on their four wheeler and golf cart. Drew was loving the machines!!
Jeremy is a bit of a tractor man himself, so he got up on one with Drew.
Drew liked seeing the horses, but he didn't like it when they showed him their teeth or rattled the wire separating them from us. Kate was safely ensconced in the Baby Bjorn as Jana carried her around the fair. We didn't hear a peep from her the whole evening.
Kristin is showing Drew how to pet the horses. Drew was able to pet a couple of horses that sat still enough for his taste.
Jana has worked with Drew on petting with one or two fingers, so I loved it that when he wandered off on his own, he knew to pet the rabbits with one finger. Good job, Drew!
Drew was very brave in petting the goats. We had to wash his hands a lot because he was very much into petting all the animals this year. Everything had to be touched and all areas of the fairgrounds had to be explored.
Drew took a break from the animals to go check out this construction cone. As with all things related to construction, Drew enjoys these orange cones.
Drew arrived at the perfect time to give this calf a bottle. He was so proud that he got a chance to help out. The kids at the fair were great with Drew and let him pet and help with their animals whenever possible.
Kate was playing on the floor the other day with Drew's teddy bear and Jana snapped a picture of her. Kate makes the cutest noises and has wonderful smiles. As she gets more interactive, she is such a joy to have around.
This past Saturday Drew helped me and Grandpa Bill paint. The picture below isn't the greatest, but it shows off the result of Drew's recent fall. Late last week I was going outside with Drew and in his extreme excitement he went running full speed ahead of me and tripped on the driveway. He didn't get his hands out in time and hit the cement with his head and skidded to a stop. I know he's going to have more falls as a young boy, but it was absolutely awful to watch him go tumbling a few feet in front of me and not be able to stop it. Drew's healing well and immediately after his accident he was running around and playing again. His head still looks awful, so we've been getting lots of questions about what happened!
Jeremy grabbed a chick to show Drew and to let him gently touch it. Drew did pretty well with it, but he wasn't up to the challenge of trying to hold one himself.
Drew's absolute favorite part of the fair was the tractors. Sigh. . . my son is going to be a redneck! :) Actually, it was a lot of fun to watch Drew climb up onto the tractors and run from one to the next. He could have ridden on the tractors the entire time. As we were walking past the camping area of the fairgrounds, some older men and a woman offered that Drew could sit on their four wheeler and golf cart. Drew was loving the machines!!
Jeremy is a bit of a tractor man himself, so he got up on one with Drew.
Drew liked seeing the horses, but he didn't like it when they showed him their teeth or rattled the wire separating them from us. Kate was safely ensconced in the Baby Bjorn as Jana carried her around the fair. We didn't hear a peep from her the whole evening. 
Kristin is showing Drew how to pet the horses. Drew was able to pet a couple of horses that sat still enough for his taste.
Jana has worked with Drew on petting with one or two fingers, so I loved it that when he wandered off on his own, he knew to pet the rabbits with one finger. Good job, Drew! 
Drew was very brave in petting the goats. We had to wash his hands a lot because he was very much into petting all the animals this year. Everything had to be touched and all areas of the fairgrounds had to be explored.
Drew took a break from the animals to go check out this construction cone. As with all things related to construction, Drew enjoys these orange cones. 
Drew arrived at the perfect time to give this calf a bottle. He was so proud that he got a chance to help out. The kids at the fair were great with Drew and let him pet and help with their animals whenever possible.
Kate was playing on the floor the other day with Drew's teddy bear and Jana snapped a picture of her. Kate makes the cutest noises and has wonderful smiles. As she gets more interactive, she is such a joy to have around. 
This past Saturday Drew helped me and Grandpa Bill paint. The picture below isn't the greatest, but it shows off the result of Drew's recent fall. Late last week I was going outside with Drew and in his extreme excitement he went running full speed ahead of me and tripped on the driveway. He didn't get his hands out in time and hit the cement with his head and skidded to a stop. I know he's going to have more falls as a young boy, but it was absolutely awful to watch him go tumbling a few feet in front of me and not be able to stop it. Drew's healing well and immediately after his accident he was running around and playing again. His head still looks awful, so we've been getting lots of questions about what happened!
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what is it about kids and tractors? laynie is obsessed as well (but usually scared once we get close). And my brother ended up with stiches on his head as a child from falling while running to see a tractor drive by (we lived in williamston, which was a farm town back then!)
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