Sunday, October 19, 2008

State Fair of Texas

Since we were already in the Dallas area we decided to go and check out the "State Fair of Texas". It's HUGE! (Not really surprising since this IS Texas after all, right?) We spent pretty much the whole day there and still didn't see all there was to see.

Mark and Cooper with "Big Tex" he talks and moves giving you all sorts of useful info about "what's goin' on at at the fair that you outta check out".

















They had a pretty cool train museum there. Mark and Cooper spent about an hour checking out all the cars and engines.














We thought it would be fun to take the whole family on the Texas Star - the big (biggest in North America to be more precise) ferris wheel, but Cooper decided that the fire engine ride that let you squirt water was more his speed.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

looks like fun! i'm dying to go - one of these years...

Jan said...

I think I agree with Cooper -- the fire engine looks awesome! Fun time!

jelainep said...

Dallas?? Did you know that I am from Dallas?? I am a fan of the Texas State Fair!!! There is nothing better than fair food!!

Vicki said...

Darling photos - poor Porter - that is pure exhaustion. Looks like he had a blast!
Vicki

Sara said...

Oh man, I think my kids would FREAK OUT (scared) over Big Tex. I love fairs so much!

Brock Family said...

me and the Cooper Man-- same kind of ride schedule! The only difference is that he is...well 4 1/2 and by the time he has made it through a decade or so, he will probably surpass my courage!