Evergreen State Fair

Turns out Monroe's claim to fame is that it hosts the Everygreen State Fair.  Amber, some other friends, and I made a visit on the free admission day and here are some pictures of the highlights.  We especially liked the animals and spent a long while visiting the beautiful horses, a momma pig with 11-day old babies (my heart went out to her), some sheep, goats, bunnies, and chickens.  Another much anticipated event was the Alaskan Pig Racing.  Those little pigs were surprisingly fast AND they jump.  Who knew?

 So adorable.  

This pictures was taken during a horse floor show where a teenage girl dressed in colorful, sequenced cowgirl apparel, walks around with her horse while the animal does its fancy steps.  All this is set to music, and in this particular instance they were blaring Shania Twains' "Man! I Feel Like a  Woman."  Esther LOVED the song and I had to cringe a little bit inside at the thought of her someday aspiring to become a rodeo queen.   If she starts showing interest in horses, we'll have to encourage English riding.