August 22, 2009 Umatilla County Fair, Oregon

I was very impressed with the Umatilla County Fair, in Hermiston Oregon. It was about the same size as the Elko County Fair but with more things to do and better options for kids. The boys enjoyed the kids science center portion. Then we decided to go look at the animals. Everyone was enjoying them until Joey realized that they weren't fake but real. A rooster crowed at Joey and from that point on he was scared to be near any animal. He was even afraid when a sheep tried to come near him, or a goat, or any other type of animal. Benji enjoyed looking at and feeling the animals. We then decided to let the boys ride the carnival rides. The first ride that they both wanted to go on was the roller coaster. They thought that it was a choo choo train. Adults could not ride, but Ben was tall enough. However Joey was not tall enough and couldn't ride with Ben. He was devastated. He tried as hard as he could to get into the ride but mommy was stronger. Ben did really good and enjoyed it. They then rode a ride that they both could ride, the car ride. Joey had fun but he wanted a little more excitement. They decided to ride the spinning dragon ride with daddy. They really liked it. They then wanted to fly in a rocket ship. Lastly they went on the carousel. Dad even enjoyed himself. They had so much fun on the carnival rides. All in all it was a fun day had by all!