The Awesome Lawsons: The South Florida Fair

The South Florida Fair has become one of the things that our family loves about living in South Florida. Alisiya looks forward to it each year. I hear that some people like it so much they go five times or more during the two-week stay at the fairgrounds.

There is so much to do at the South Florida Fair, you can do anything from buying sheets or a jacuzzi spa and then run over to catch the Tiger presentation. The first time that we went all five of us went together as a family. After having Sebastian leaving me a not so pleasant present on my leg during a show and then proceeding to spit up on my shoes, we decided that the second time we would leave the kids at the sitter's instead.

Alisiya's best friend Meagon came with us, just as she requested. They couldn't wait to run around, catch some shows and ride the rides. The first thing they did when we arrived was to look for the butterfly art that each of their Art teachers had completed and entered into the WaMu contest. Each school in the county had the Art teacher of the school decorate a butterfly bard. the school that got the most votes for the favorite piece of art would receive a donation from WaMu. Of course, soon after arriving the girls each nominated their respective schools.

The next thing that we did was check out some of the animals that were brought over into the Pavillion. Some of the animals were very rare like the Asian Fishing Tiger to the common parrots. Later we watched the Sea Lion show. Do you know what the difference is between a Sea Lion and a Seal? Ask Alisiya, she knows the answer.

Alisiya and Meagon went to the fair together last year too. This year we took them once again to the Kiddie Land. They rode on a few rides there and their boredom really showed for some of the rides. We noticed later in the day that the girls are too big for Kiddie Land now. We would have to move over to the Big People's Side. They both loved this ride that let you jump and flip suspended in the air by cables. Alisiya is a real tumbler so it was hard to get a good picture of her in action.