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The Fair

Aug-16 » Filed Under: Cooper » Posted by: Todd

Cooper and I played hookie last Thursday to spend the day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Beforehand we looked at the schedule and picked out a few items we absolutely had to see/do. The only thing I had to do was buy, and perhaps consume, a deep-fried Twinkie. Check (quite tasty). Cooper wanted to see the Butter Cow and go fishing. Check and check. Cooper asking me to fish, catching two fish, and touching the bait and the fish were personal highlights. It usually takes him a while to warm up to new activities, but he was really excited about it. I see more fishing in our future.

I thought we would last 3-4 hours tops, but we literally spent all day (7 hours) there. We saw Smokey the Bear, dug for minerals and rocks, played games (won a Batman) and rode many rides on the Midway, rode the train, listened to live bands, sat in a big digger, rode a bike. I'm glad to see my fondness for fairs has been inherited.

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