Carnival Fun

We went to the rodeo last night, but we didn't actually see the rodeo.

We got a late start, and traffic was horrendous. By the time we finally walked through the gate, it was 8:15 and the rodeo was 3/4 done. I was really annoyed at the world while we were stuck in traffic and missing the steer roping and bull riding, etc, but after I finally accepted the idea that we were just not going to get there, it was fine. Neither of us particularly cared about the concert that followed the rodeo (Rascal Flatts), so we didn't even bother going inside the arena. Instead, we headed straight for the food and the carnival and ended up salvaging our rodeo outing -- in fact, we had a great time.

We rode the Ferris wheel...

... and enjoyed the view from on high.

Then we rode the swings, which made us dizzy...

...but that was fine, since there was no one else on the ride to witness our stumbling afterwards.

Although the fact that we got dizzy on the mere swings made us decide to forego crazier rides like this one!

These turkey legs looked tasty, but we'd already eaten brisket sandwiches.

We checked out all our options for fried desserts, which included Twinkies, Moon Pies, cheesecake, and tiramisu...

...before deciding to partake of some fried Oreos covered with powdered sugar.

So you know: fried Oreos taste like chocolate doughnuts!

Since most people were inside listening to Rascal Flatts, it wasn't crowded at all!

Jose tried to win a giant stuffed basketball, but alas, luck was not on his side.

At the end of the night, we took the carnival chair lift back to the other side of the park, and waved at the monkey and banana traveling in the other direction! I'm sure they had a fun time on the rest of the rides.

(All photos were taken with the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone. There are a few more on Flickr if you're interested.)