Carni's

A few weeks ago, Ben and Matt were out of town so my sister and I loaded the kids in the car and headed west to Kane County. It happened to be one of the hottest Fridays of the summer and what better way to spend a balmy summer evening than surrounded by carnis at the Kane County Fair. It took us a bit longer than expected to pack and load the 3 kiddos into the car, but soon enough we pulled into the gravel parking lot, not knowing what to expect.

We hit up the "stinky" rest rooms first and then made our way to some of the animals. First up...piggies! The visit to the pig pen only lasted about 5 minutes because Ethan was petrified of the noises and the up close and personal surrounds. The piggies were a little to close for comfort. We headed over to the cows, but decided it was best to view them from outside the barn only. Then we spotted the giant ice cream cone...a glimpse into our future...and a perfect photo op!

As we were walking toward the rides, we noticed a trailer with a small race course along the outside. Curiosity got the best of us so we moved closer to take a look. Low and behold we had showed up just in time for some piglet races. Yee haw! We hung around for a couple of races, which were quite amusing. Oh and the piglets were pretty cute, too!

Round the circle you must go!!

Then it was time for rides...the usual carnival rides that cost way too much money, but provide hours (if time and money allowed) of entertainment for a certain 3 year old.
Ellie and Henry had a good time watching Ethan, but quickly got bored and were ready to move on! Something to eat, perhaps!
Ahh, the best part of the night...ice cream! Even though it was getting late, we made one quick stop at the ice cream stand before we left. Thank goodness we did because the kids were in heaven...Kristi and I, too! All three were hot sticky messes by the time the ice cream was finished, but they thoroughly enjoyed every lick!

To me, this was the epitome of a summer night...hot humid air, fried food, loud music, sticky faces and late bedtimes! Is there anything better? Take a look at those faces...I think not!!!