At the City Fair (Mid August)

Milpitas has an arts and crafts fair every summer. It’s not a huge affair, but this year it was certainly a bit larger than the last. We took Neil to the fair, thinking that he would be thrilled by the excitement around us. He liked it just okay, but no big deal. There were not too many rides that he could take – there was one ride some cars that went around a pole and bounced up and down. I thought he would love it because he likes it when I jump him up and down. But he just sat in there, not too impressed. I think that when I play around with him, it’s lot more action filled and unpredictable. It’s like bungee jumping, merry go round, giant swing all rolled into one, without knowing which will come when. I guess when he grows up he can do those things actually.

We sat with him in a small train ride. The train simply went on the road for three hundred feet, turned around and came back.

A local restaurant had a booth there. In there, there was a big wheel that you are supposed to give a spin. Based on where the wheel stopped, they were giving out coupons. Neil just loved the spinning wheel. I don’t know what his attraction is about things that go around. At home our music system has a round knob to turn volume up and down. He is always trying to rotate it. Initially he used to get scared when the volume suddenly went up. He would scamper away from it. However, nowadays he is not concerned with the sound at all. We repeatedly say “No” but he goes back. This game goes on for a long time. Also, our bed has headboard with some long bars. Every time he is on the bed he loves to rotate them. Same goes about the round thingy at the bottom of the recliner, DVD ff button and anything that is round.

At another booth, they were selling some funny hats. Lisa put on a penguin hat, and he loved it (see the video)