June 29

We took our annual trip to the Alameda County Fair today. It was nice to go on a weekday for a change; far fewer people meant less jostling and less crowding, which is always a good thing in my book.

Anyway, we did our usual activities in addition to a few new ones. Isaac and Brady took part in the kids' tractor pull (and Abby could've done it as well, but figured her legs were too long to pedal efficiently. As a former tractor pull kid myself, I know she was right). We also cheered on the pigs during the pig race, watched frisbee dogs do their tricks, checked out some drummers and acrobats, finished a scavenger hunt, and walked through the exhibits. And of course, on the way out, we stopped to take our annual photobooth pic, too.

It's not exactly the same as the county fair I knew so well as a kid, but it's fun family time nonetheless and it does, in a way, take me back to the old days. And both of those things are blessings.