The Fair was great fun this year, especially in the art department.  Lucy won 3 First Prize Ribbons, here’s one of her creations:

Max won 9 First Prize ribbons, 1 Second Prize ribbon and 2 Honorable Mentions (which means they were considered for Best in Show – very cool!).  (Literally, we have been talking about this for a whole year.)

One of our most favorite parts was when we went to see the animals.  We approached a sweet lady who had brought many goats.  We asked her if we could pet the tiny baby goat in her arms.  She said sure, and said it was only 4 days old.  We then we asked if it had a name, she said no – and then asked Lucy if she would like to name it!  So there is a baby goat somewhere in Santa Maria now, that is named Lucy!

We brought Dad along to show him the art on display, our favorite animals and the like.  We were blown away on the expense of riding rides – most were $4 or $5 for just one ride!  Yikes – so glad that there were many other things to do.  Max and Lucy just rode 2 rides each, but fortunately did not seem to mind.