We decided to play hooky on Friday to head over the State Fair before it got too crazy with the weekend crowds. The kids had a blast as usual and we got our years worth of fried food. The featured foods this year were fried bubble gum, brownies and kool aid. We didn't try any of those, but I did get a picture of the kool aid!
First things first - we sought out the Krispy Kreme Burger
On to more fair fare...
Deep fried mac-n-cheese {nice little savory bites, too salty to have more than 1}
Deep fried Reese's Peanut Butter Cups {heavenly}
The best candy apple stand, located by the lake. $6/apple, but definitely the best at the fair. 3 out of 3 monkeys agree.
The girls both picked granny smith apples dipped in caramel AND in chocolate genache, then covered in sprinkles. The caramel chocolate combo was pretty fantastic. They had so many others that looked decadent too. The guy that was making the apples said his favorite was dipped in caramel, then chocolate, then rolled in nuts. Sounds like a good thing to experiment with at home!
This is the deep fried Kool Aid. I would have loved to have tried it, but realistically, look how much is in there?!
Food aside, we had some other fun too...
We love the carousel, always have...
I love this moment. The girls were getting ready to go in a fun house and they were both a little scared and unsure about it. I absolutely adore how they support and depend on each other. {melt}
I thought these two were so cute, so I asked if I could take a photo of them at work in their rootbeer stand. Turns out I know their son very well. Super sweet folks!
Goofballs come out of the woodwork there is a camera around:
The girls thought she was the swamp ghost from James Carville's "Lu and the Swamp Ghost." They were fascinated!
End it with the obligatory group shot that no one wants to make easy ;)
First things first - we sought out the Krispy Kreme Burger
On to more fair fare...
Deep fried mac-n-cheese {nice little savory bites, too salty to have more than 1}
Deep fried Reese's Peanut Butter Cups {heavenly}
The best candy apple stand, located by the lake. $6/apple, but definitely the best at the fair. 3 out of 3 monkeys agree.
The girls both picked granny smith apples dipped in caramel AND in chocolate genache, then covered in sprinkles. The caramel chocolate combo was pretty fantastic. They had so many others that looked decadent too. The guy that was making the apples said his favorite was dipped in caramel, then chocolate, then rolled in nuts. Sounds like a good thing to experiment with at home!
This is the deep fried Kool Aid. I would have loved to have tried it, but realistically, look how much is in there?!
Food aside, we had some other fun too...
We love the carousel, always have...
I love this moment. The girls were getting ready to go in a fun house and they were both a little scared and unsure about it. I absolutely adore how they support and depend on each other. {melt}
I thought these two were so cute, so I asked if I could take a photo of them at work in their rootbeer stand. Turns out I know their son very well. Super sweet folks!
Goofballs come out of the woodwork there is a camera around:
The girls thought she was the swamp ghost from James Carville's "Lu and the Swamp Ghost." They were fascinated!
End it with the obligatory group shot that no one wants to make easy ;)
