About four days after visiting the Common Ground Fair upstate, Mr. Cleaver and I stopped by the Cumberland County Fair on Wednesday.

This was much more similar to the fairs I grew up with. There were rides:

(I totally loved this girl, her poor car kept getting stuck, which is totally what would happen to me.)

There were games:

(Neither of us hit the bell)

There were prize-winning livestock:

Giant vegetables:

Oxen Pulls:

and a blacksmith demonstration:

(The smithy even gave us one of the hook he made)

The weather was again, perfect and I had a fantastic time. Even though I ate too much fried dough, my faith in the county fair is totally restored.

Next up on the fall activity list: apple-picking!

PS: As always, these are only a portion of my photos, if you're interested in seeing more, you can check out my flickr.