A petting zoo and a giant sandbox, too

We attended the Tulsa State Fair last night for the first time since the boys were born. We, of course, enjoyed some good food (darn those pork tenderloins for eluding us until we had already indulged in something else!) Donnie and I strayed somewhat from the typical fair food and went sort of cultural with our gyros and indian taco :)  And the fried pickles may have ranked higher than Goldies!  

We had limited time, so we stuck mainly with the activities for the kiddos. (Mom, Donnie only got to watch one demonstration- the salsa maker. He couldn't find the Vita-Mix!) We threw them in a giant sandbox and walked them through a pretty impressive petting zoo, the highlights of the night. 

this is only half 1/4 of the sandbox. 

Kiefer acted like he didn't want to get dirty. yeah, right. 

Reagan dug right in. Well, right after I sat him down in the sand and placed tools in front of him because he wouldn't move at first. 

Reagan L.O.V.E.D the animals. We seriously had to keep him from trying to climb in the pens. Donnie was holding Reagan when he first spotted a giraffe, and Reagan started kicking like crazy, trying to get to it!

Kiefer, not so much. He was very hesitant and held on tightly. (We did get one piggy noise from him when we saw the pot-bellied pig. I think he was a little freaked by this one and all of the baby pigs nursing! They seemed overly exited!) 

Cutest. picture.ever. He was so excited to feed the goats. 

More feeding of the goats with Grandma Duntley

He only ventured towards the cage for the baby chicks. 

Waiting for Alyssa and Tori on a midway ride. Clapping to the music. 

Wondering why he isn't in bed at 8:30! 

We had a good time, but I still stick to my guns that it pales in comparison to the world-renowned Iowa State Fair.  Yeah, that's right. Named the second best summer vacation spot in the US, only second to Las Vegas.  Next year, Team Duntley will be visiting the Butter Cow

while eating various foods-on-a-stick!