The Exhibition

I remember being a kid, and when summer came around I was so excited for the Prince Albert Exhibition!! THE FAIR!!

I was able to hold Madison off until this year, and then of course hearing others talk about it, she started asking questions. I knew I had to take her! I was pretty much as excited as she was!

I did totally forget how expensive the fair can be....at least now we are able to buy bracelets to ride, instead of tickets. Bracelets cost $37 at the fair, and $25 if you buy them weeks in advance. If you were to buy tickets, it's absolutely crazy, it's a dollar per ticket, and each ride is average of 5 tickets to ride!!! I can't believe you pay five bucks for a 30 second ride...blows my mind.

I have two HUGE pet peeves about the fair. 1) THE NASTY CARNIES

2) THE TERRIBLE PARENTING

I understand that dealing with hundreds of hyper, over-excited kids all day would not be an ideal day of fun....HOWEVER, you are a CARNIE....your JOB is to operate rides for KIDS!! Could you not treat them with respect, talk to them instead of yelling? Could you not make it fun for them? Do you have to scare them? I was one of the parents who would walk my kid up to the ride, place them one the ride, buckle them in, and when the ride stopped...I WENT AND GOT MY KID OFF... I don't need a carnie touching my child, or yelling at my child. I seen so many kids get scared of the guy running the ride...a small child, no more than two, was standing in line with his mother, and tugging at the gate, because he was so excited. The carnie walked over to him, and YELLED at him to stop pulling on the gate, and to 'WAIT YOUR TURN, BUDDY". Needless to say, the mother left that particular ride with her small child, who of course was crying. Have some patience. If you don't like children, go to school and get a REAL job.

On her favorite ride...the fishy ride...before being told she was too big for it (after 6 rides)

Then, on the other hand...what the hell is wrong with parents? So many kids were running around the fair grounds by themselves. It was unbelievable. There were kids as young as two and three running around and getting in the line ups by themselves. It made me so sad. Aren't these parents worried about something happening to them? Obviously not...

All in all, Madison had a fantastic time, and was totally upset that I made her leave at 10:30PM, after being there for 8 hours...lol! I am so glad she had Taylor to go on the rides with...they had a blast. Made it all worth while! Thank goodness it only comes once a year!!

Madi and her daddy on the ferris wheel!