State Fair time in Oklahoma

We made our annual trek to the Oklahoma state fair last week and, as usual, Gray loved checking out the animals and tractors. I enjoyed eating a corn dog bigger than my arm, so it was a win win for everybody.

On our way to the entrance

There's always an exhibit of vintage tractors that Gray has to visit. We have a photo of Gray by this same tractor from 2010. It's amazing to see how he has grown!

Another one of his favorites

We also explored the Agtropolis building where you learn about all kinds of barnyard animals. He's very into chickens since our neighbors have some, so he spent a while asking questions about the different types of chickens and we got to see a few chicks hatching out of eggs.

Next, it was time to eat fair food! Michael opted to have a beer and funnel cake for dinner. Very nutritious. 

Gray saw someone with a huge ear of corn and insisted that he could eat the entire thing himself. We bought one expecting he'd have a few bites and then share it, but to our amazement he ate the entire corn cob himself! He now also has a loose front tooth so I think the corn may have something to do with that.

Then we went through several buildings and got info about various underground tornado shelters. One of the vendors gave Gray this fan which he thought was awesome. It's the little things, I guess. We then caught a fireman show where kids learn about fire safety and get to crawl through a "burning" house to practice staying low under smoke. 

Waiting for the fireman show to start

Safely exiting the burning building. He did this about five times in a row!