Clark County Fair--2008 (remember these days?)

Well-- as you can see, we had a BLAST at the Clark County Fair this past weekend. Although it didn't start off that way.
We left from home, traveled down to Logandale, NV which is about a an hour drive from where we reside. When we pulled off the Interstate, the fairgrounds were about a 10-minute drive; however, it took us an hour. The traffic was herendous and not all of the people were going to the fair. I was ridiculous, it was hot and I am impatient. Not a good mixture. But, we held out and in the end it was worth it--sord of.
We first went and looked at all the animals. Ben is an animal nut--and he loved the cows, pigs, bunnies, goats and such--but the roosters freaked him out. They kept crowing-- which scared him--heck, it scared me!
Then we went and grabbed some dinner. Ben and I were starved and Coby was filming all the food vendors for ideas. Finally, I was overtaken by the smell of BBQ, so that's what we ate. It was OK--but, I have had a LOT better (can we say BBQ Street).
We then headed over to listen to a band that played Beach Boys songs--apparently the same band Coby remembers when he used to come to the fair. They were excellent--but, I am still not sure how some men can sing higher than me. Oh well.
We then went over to check out the rides-- the only trick was, we either rode alone (cause someone has to watch Ben) or not at all. We decided to just let Ben ride some rides. We put him on a Jeep--which was heaven for him. He played on there and was having a blast until the ride started. He got freaked out from all the lights (we think) and didn't want to go on it anymore. We took him over to the marry-go-round--thinking that riding with Dad by him would make all the difference. He loved sitting on the horse and holding on to the golden pole, but as soon as it started going around and he was going up and down---plus all the lights--- he flipped out. Luckily the ride was almost over, so he did fine for most of it. Then we tried one last time and put him in a little doggie--thinking he would love sitting in a doggie with a steering wheel. He didn't. He was balling before it even started--- but, it was his bedtime, too. He ran around all the way out of the fair and crashed soon after we got on the road.
On Sunday, Coby and I made homemade pizza. I bought a pizza kit, thinking it would be a fun little family event on a Sunday afternoon, after church. Well, Coby helped put oil on the dough and that was about it. I didn't have a pizza pan, so I improvised and made the crust rectangle and pinched up the sides to contain the sauce. I added a ton of cheese and extra pepperois and it turned out delicious. (Although, I wasn't a fan of the crust, so that part needs some work).
Well--- hope you've enjoyed our little journey to the Clark County Fair. It was so fun to have been see and touch all the animals, see farm life and just make more family memories!!