Today was a beautiful day. The weather was beautiful… at least
for staying indoors. ;) We woke up this morning to white rooftops, wet
pavement, and to sleet that was still coming down in icy bouts. If we hadn’t
had plans we would have surely done nothing but lay around in Adrien’s room.
Thankfully for me and Adrien, who get cabin fever very quickly, we had plans
with Daddy to go to the agricultural exposition, Salon International de l’Agriculture.
It’s a ten day exposition at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
showcasing France’s diverse agriculture. From what I could understand from the
brochure, I thought it would be like a zoo, but with farm animals. I didn’t
realize that there would be so many stalls selling everything from fish tanks
to cured meats. It reminded me of the time that my cousin Josh’s friend Dale
got us all free tickets to an expo in Salt Lake area. Tristan and I entered a
ton of raffles and won a Wii. This time there were no raffles, but still for a
while there I felt like I was back at home. Only when I took a moment to look
outside the window I realized I was still in Paris.
We ate a ton of free samples, but still got great sandwiches
and some nutella-banana ice cream for dessert. Yum-yum!
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| This is what happens when you eat too much fair food. ;) |
There were still plenty of animals despite the booths and we
all had a great time checking out the big dogs, rabbits, chickens, other
poultry, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, and work horses. Adrien’s favorites were the
baby chicks and the big cows.
There were also a few booths with musicians. My kid is bound
to be one himself with how much he loves to listen to music. It was the only
time, besides when we ate, that we were able to sit down and take a break with
him. At one point there were little girls who decided to dance to one of the bands,
Adrien ran right out in the middle of them, but then just stood there and
watched. He’s darling, he wants to participate so badly, but doesn’t know how
to.
Adrien’s other favorite of the day, along with Daddy’s, was
all the dried sausage. So we bought some to take home with us. I know what we
will be eating for the next week. ;)
As you moms out there know, it is a big ordeal to go
anywhere with kids, but besides all the hustle and bustle, we had a great time
spending the day just the three of us at the farm… in Paris…
