aggressive baby watchers

...for wilbur and babe and all their friends.  i may not be an animal person, but these newborn piglets made me swoon.  apparently, others find them swoonworthy as well.  the husband took this photo at the oc fair this past weekend, and we literally had to throw elbows to get up close enough to take a picture.  people are sort of aggressive about viewing cute babies {i totally get that}.  these little guys had been born only the day before, and mama looked spent.

my favorite part of this picture is not the several piglets nursing, but actually the rogue piggy in the upper left corner probably doing something he's not supposed to be doing.  what a rebel.   

although upon second look, maybe he's just shy.  i'd hide from aggressive baby watchers, too, if i was him.   

built to amaze

...for lions, tigers and bears, even if we only actually saw one out of three.  every summer we see the circus, and each time i try and shake off the fact that we are 30- something childless adults enjoying the saturday matinee.  there is just so much good stuff.  acrobats, elephants, dogs, basketball playing unicyclists {they were a.maz.ing.}, and that was only the first act.  we dutifully buy peanuts and cotton candy and wear the souvenir circus hat around the house once we get home, and we always have a great time.

previous circus blog post here.  we really like our hats, apparently.   

ay, ay, ay, ay!

...for summertime.  our annual summer fair tour kicked off around memorial day, and one of the highlights is the huntington beach street chili cookoff and salsa tasting.  we go, we eat, we eat some more, you get the idea.  unlimited chili and salsa tasting is only for professionals, kids.  don't try at home, or on anything but an empty stomach.

this year there was a mariache band playing in the street.  ay, ay, ay, ay!*  these guys were awesome, and almost made me wish for a sombrero of my very own.**

* i googled the appropriate lyric here to double check, and it is ay, ay, ay, ay! canta y no llores.  unfortunately, yo llore.  some of the chili was super spicy.  tears of tastiness, but still.

**i'm sure my husband will make a mental note for christmas.

crazy kids

when bad petting zoos happen to good people

...that we survived the la county fair unscathed.  last year's weather was so nice, i somehow forgot about the cruel heat that we usually deal with when we go.  luckily, it wasn't quite as bad as i feared {or whined about the day before}.  in real life, i abhor the petting zoo and the husband takes delight in dragging encouraging me to go a few times a year.  this year, i'm happy to say that no goats jumped on me and most of the animals kept a safe and respectable distance.  and then we ate funnel cake.  {maybe i should have opened with the funnel cake}.

oh my!

...that the circus is coming to town.  break out the lions, tigers and bears.  and by break out, i mean keep them safely away from me while still showcasing their amazing talents.  my all time favorite circus memory has to be when the husband was heckled by two circus clowns in the audience during our inaugural summer fair tour '08.  i laughed so hard i cried. 

i like to move it move it

 ...that no one mistook me for an extra from 'madagascar' at the strawberry festival this weekend.  every summer i try and find a fun pair of sunnies to add to my collection.  i tell my husband the bigger buggy ones protect my delicate eyes.  he'll thank me in 50 years. 

candyman

...that no sharks (or amys) were harmed in the taking of these photos @ the la county fair.  i think we're going to need a bigger boat.