Jason and I had a fantastic time at the State Fair on Wednesday night. We played games, gorged ourselves on Wisconsin fried cheese and funnel cakes, and had the chance to see a BMX bike show and some races (pigs, goats and ducks). Yes, I'm serious about the ducks.
It was neat being at the Fair at night. The lights on the rides really added to the exciting environment. We'll definitely be back next year!
Here is the pig race I alluded to above. They were surprisingly fast and the announcer was really into the race. They even played a recording of the bugle call from the Kentucky Derby before they released the pigs out of their shoots. Each pig had on racing colors and numbers that coordinated with real NASCAR drivers (i.e., #24 was "Piggy Gordon").
Here's a goat striding out towards the finish line. The pigs and goats raced for cheese and I think the ducks raced just for the pure fun of it.
Turns out that two-legged animals can't run very quickly. I thought this was the funniest race of all!
Here I am with the "medal" I won for my pitiful performance at a remote control car racing game. I think they just gave out medals to the absolute worst drivers--they only other one in our race to receive one was a kid who couldn't have been more than 7 years old. That's okay, I'm always happy to win medals, even for ridiculous and embarrassing reasons!
Look ma, no hands! It was pretty crazy to see these guys doing their tricks and jumps on the bikes. It was definitely all real--actually, several of the guys busted pretty badly landing their jumps. The crew rushed out and thankfully, every rider was fine and (eventually) finished the show. But it sure was exciting to see in person!
Here's another move. This guy is swinging the bike around under his body and getting it back in place to be able to land the jump. Craziness! 
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