The Tunbridge World's Fair

We went to the Fair on Sunday. It was a beautiful, sunny, crisp fall day and we headed out with James as our guide.  He had already been with the 3rd grade for a field trip- they did the educational side :)  We had a lovely drive to Tunbridge and found a place to park and took the wagon to the gate.  A horse arena greeted us but nothing garnered more attention than the amusement park style rides popping up over the fenced in area, so off we went!  The boys enjoyed riding various rides but nothing was more fun than seeing James and William go off together to ride the Flying Bobs and some kind of hang gliding one.  James had never ridden these kinds of rides before. James is cautious, gets motion sickness and overall seems to stay away from that kind of stuff. I think he was determined(he also has a will of steel).  I was super worried....wanting to caution him, encourage him not to ride, he might get sick etc.  I didn't do it......instead I watched him ride. The smile on his face when he got off was SO worth it!

Thomas and Bill had other adventures on the younger kid side and we all had great french fries and ice cream! It was a great day out exploring our new home state. We left tired and fulfilled. I even remembered to pack water bottles and a snack for the ride home so all were happy for the return trip as well!

























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  1. Stacey NamiotkaSeptember 21, 2012 at 6:58 AM

    Sounds like a wonderful day and kudos to James for conquering a fear! You make me want to move to Vermont and I don't even like the winter!

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