For several weeks Della has been asking for cotton candy.
Don't know where she got it in her head that cotton candy was something to be desired.
We often let her random requests simply dissolve over time
but if it's something she remembers and continues to ask for
we'll try to make it happen.
In this case, perfect timing.
There's lots of Cotton Candy at the Puyallup Fair
As soon as we entered the Fair Della spotted the little kids roller coasters.
She promptly dragged me over to the nearest line of folks because,
when you want to ride a roller coaster (like at Disney land) you must first wait in a line.
Turns out the line was for tickets but she was fine with that after an explanation that included
"the roller coaster will still be there after we get our tickets"
and
"everyone can ride the roller coaster, those folks simply got their tickets earlier, you can ride it as soon as we have our tickets!"
The line was short and soon Della was proving what a BRAVE girl
she is by riding several roller coasters All By Herself!
Can you spot her?
HUGE smile on her face the whole time.
Della is fearless!
Let me add that the Puyallup fair really, truly, gives you your money's worth on these rides.
I'm pretty sure this high velocity spinning ride went on for at 5 minutes.
Me and all the other mommies riding with little girls were very ready for it to stop.
Oddly, the daddies standing at the exit gate holding little babies, had huge grins on their faces.
Della's comment halfway through the ride ...
Mommy! This ride is Crazy!
Huck ... our overly caution son. Not much of a fearless daredevil.
He really enjoyed the train ride. You know ...
the sedate train that pulls a long string of passenger cars around and around the fair grounds.
They rode it twice.
To his defense, there really weren't any roller coaster rides his size. Maybe next year.
After about 3 or 4 rides Della remembered her true purpose
Cotton Candy!
Although she did seem to enjoy the cotton candy Della didn't offer up much commentary.
She snacked on it as we visited all the Fair animals and didn't even fuss when informed that daddy had finished it off (tossed it in the garbage).
But that evening, while snuggled in next to me on the couch watching a movie,
she randomly popped up her head and said,
mommy, that cotton candy was really really good.
Success!
After a tour of the Fair grounds we headed back to the rides where
Della enjoyed a giant slide with Daddy.
and a really, really, dirty ball pit
After a bit, Huck decided it was time to leave.
Daddy headed back to the van with the crying toddler while
Della and I set out to find the elusive sparkly princess wand.
The Fairs of my youth ALWAYS had a booth selling pretty princess little girl trinkets ...
flower crowns, floofy skirts, wands, and other cheap pink and purple 'treasures'.
Not this fair. Not a single fairy wing or wand in sight.
After trekking around the fair ground with a tired and rapidly slowing little girl,
Della spotted an Oriental booth and fixated on a pink fan with pink sequins.
As the cheapest item sold at the fair, that magic princess fan was worth it's weight in gold!
