If you were to look up "totally unprepared" in the dictionary you would find a picture of the Shaffer family. We had been planning to go to the Fair on Monday for a few days because it was Dollar day. And if anyone has a family, you know it is always best to spend the fewest dollars on gate admission in case someone is not having a good time - you don't feel so guilty about leaving after 30 minutes or so. However, Monday was the only day where rain was in the forecast. Doug was a bit more leery than I was, but we left Wichita about 2:00 and the weather was nice. We did throw in another umbrella, a jacket for Sam, and shoes for Ben. Other than that we were all wearing short sleeve shirts and shorts. Apparently the only part of the forecast I paid attention to was the rain. It started raining about 15 miles outside of Hutchinson, but the skies looked less gray up ahead. I was still feeling optimistic. It wasn't pouring rain when we got there, just kind of a mist. But the big misjudgment came from not realizing that it was going to be in the mid 50's when we got there. Luckily we had a blanket in the trunk that we could wrap around Ben, and Sam had a jacket. Doug and I just suffered. We tried to stay inside buildings as much as possible (you would be so proud of me, I only came away with 2 pens from all of the free giveaway booths!) After about the first hour, the rain stopped and it was just downright cold. We ended up staying about 4 hours, and had lots of fun.
Sam, Tin man, and the Lion.
Sam got to bottle feed a newborn calf. He also pet some baby chicks, and piglets. He used my favorite phrase, "Hello there little fella."
Farmer Sam and Mother
Sam driving the combine.
As we were talking about going to the fair, Sam repeatedly said that he wanted to show Ben the butter sculpture. Once we hit the fairgrounds, Sam kept saying, "Let's go to the building with the butter sculpture." Once he realized that the building we were in did not hold the butter sculpture, he was ready to leave. I'm not sure Ben was as impressed as Sam would have liked him to be. It's really funny the things Sam remembers, obviously the butter sculpture stuck in his memory, and he felt it necessary to show it to Ben.
We took the train ride around the fairgrounds. It will be a nice family tradition, but next year we'll hope it's not so breezy.
Notice all of the white rain ponchos. Apparently they ran out before we were able to obtain some.
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