We went to the LA County Fair today, even though we plan to go again next week, when my mom's in town for a visit. We figured Kelley would like it, and she might be better adjusted to its environmental stimuli when mom is here, and therefore less shy and clingy.

We all enjoyed ourselves, especially Kelley at the horse races. We heard the Call to Post and then she had a fence-side view as the horses raced past the first time, then again when they came near on their post-race cooldown walk. They thrilled her, seeing them after watching race horses in her "horsey beach" movies.

Overall the fair did not cow her as much as we expected, although she did take quite a fright when we went over to see the real choo-choos they have, and one blew its rather LOUD horn as we approached, startling us all rather forcefully.

Later on we found Kelley a little battery-powered dog that she loves. We call it Yip-Yip, mimicking its barking sound.




Watching the horseys!





Yip-Yip.





An incredibly soft hop-hop.