Texas State Fair

Mom and never been to the Texas State Fair. I have been a few times, but have never been into all the buildings and really looked at all the offerings.  We started off the day with a selfie... in the midst of a couple shots, we got photo bombed... nice.

 We went into all the shopping areas and found a few gifts. The food and fiber building had a lot of tasty samples. We found a few things to purchase and take home with us.

Lunch time - Mom and I shared some nachos - the chips were Texas shaped. I immediately pondered how they did that.

Mom meeting Big Tex for the first time

Big Tex: Then and Now
	1952 - 2012	2013 - Present
Height	52 ft.	55 ft.
Chest	31 ft.	33 ft. 9 in.
Biceps	7 ft. 8 in.	10 ft. 9 in.
Boots	7 ft. 7 in.	12 ft.
Hands	3 ft.	5 ft. 6 in.
Head	8 ft. in height	10 ft. in height
Inseam	16 ft.	20 ft.
Shoulders	12 ft. 6 in.	13 ft.
Sleeves	22 ft.	27 ft.
Neck	10 ft.	11 ft.
Waist	23 ft. 6 in.	27 ft.
Collar	12 ft. 6 in.	16 ft. 8 in.
Hat	75 gallon	95 gallon
Boot size	70	96
Original Cost	$750	$500,000

Selfie with Big Tex!!!

 There are many tasty treats at the fair. Multiple fudge shops reminded me of Grandma Dot.

 After shopping we visited the animals. We also saw a dog show and pig race show. 

We still had some food coupons at the end of the day so we shared a funnel cake. Mmmmmm  Then we purchased some snacks to take home and share - cotton candy and salt water taffy.  It was a great day, always love spending time with Mom!