New Mexico State Fair

For the first time in 6 years of living here and having the State Fair in town, we finally made the effort to go. It was a warm day but the activities were fun with the kids. Its funny listening to mariachi bands and seeing adobe style barns I have to admit though. They had great activities like this farm where the kids get to pick apples from the orchard, get eggs from the chicken coop, milk the cow, ride little tricycle tractors, and harvest the different crops from the area. At the end they get a prize. Hayden had a great time doing collecting everything.

In the chicken coop collecting our egg

Collecting our red and green chiles...one of the twists on State Fair that was new to me.

Riding our (saw) horse into the sunset

Ahh, the bounty after a hard day of work.

Daddy and Clare outside the FFA barn with a McDonalds sign on it. Ironic, don't you think.

In the FFA barn. Hayden and his next happy meal.

Clare taking in the scenery, but not without a little snack.


There was a Lego experience tent (Jackpot) and Hayden was in the zone. At best we can tell he was working on a predominantly polar bear zoo with all female zookeepers.

Daddy and the kids in front of the lion cages. The female lions were watching my children and the fences didn't really seem lion-proof so we didn't stick around this show very long.