As if the zoo weren't enough animals for the girls to see, we decided to go to the Iowa State Fair once Jason got off work. We saw plenty of baby farm animals up close so it was different than what was at the zoo. It was a hot evening and VERY crowded so we only stayed a few hours. Maybe we'll go back in a couple years. We both agreed that the girls need to be a bit older for this event. That said, they did have some very good activities for the very young kiddos. Our first stop was the birthing barn where all the baby animals were located. We saw baby cows, ducks, pigs, and ostriches. Afterward, we headed to Little Hands Farm where Inga lived the life of a farmer. She planted, harvested, drove a tractor, "milked" a cow, (this was really a fake cow that you milked for water) sold her produce at the Farmer's Market, earned money, and then bought an item of her choice at the grocery store. She chose a banana, which she ate on the way back to the hotel. Elsa was very jealous! (If you don't know, bananas are Elsa's favorite food.)
The baby ducks.
Waiting to see the baby pigs. Some of the pigs were only a few days old!
Inga waiting for us to get moving!
Inga as a dairy farmer.
Elsa as a dairy farmer.
Inga at Little Hands Farm.
After filling up her tractor with the biodiesel she made from the soybeans she grew and harvested, she had to take a drive around the farm.
The girls and me waiting in line for the milking barn.
Inga's statement: "Looka me! I ridin' a pony!"
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