Had an excellent day at the PNE on its opening day Aug. 20. Got there just in time to see Joyce Becker's Soap Opera Talk show. It was so exciting. We were right at the stage in the 2nd row. Joyce was in the audience and we got to ask questions! It was awesome. Check out my photos. Christian's face was red from the sun - he was flipping pancakes in the morning for the free pancake breakfast. I asked Christian where Michael and Lauren would get married. I welcomed them all to Vancouver and the PNE which caused them all to cheer as well as the audience! I also asked if Christian and Greg would follow Eva Longoria (Isabella) to Astoria Lane (Desperate Housewives). Ray was originally standing right beside me but got jostled and pushed by all the excited fans (mostly women) so ended up standing a ways from me! Most of the fans were Y&R fans so the GH stars didn't get asked many questions.

After that we went and watched the pig races. The venue is a lot bigger now so everyone had a seat. In the past years the venue was too small and it was standing room only and if you weren't in the front row you couldn't see anything. We then went to the stables where I petted the horses and cows. I went to the petting area and petted the llama, pigs, and donkey while
Ray went to get a Coke and popcorn. We saw the Lego exhibit which was quite impressive. Pressed the buttons to see what moved. There was a cafe behind the Farm Country so I had a veggie burger and fries. The burger was really good.

We then went to the Eukanuba Superdog show. I got a free bag of puppy food for my parents' puppy - had to carry it around for the next few hours. Don't remember frisbees being thrown in previous dog shows. Was a good show and glad I went to see Herb Williams for the last time. On the way to watch the parade we stopped and watched Loverboy for a few songs. Great concert even by a big Mike Reno.

To top off this great evening at the PNE we went to play games at Playland after the parade. I tried to win a purple turtle at the $2 month game but after spending $4 decided it wasn't worth it as the turtle was just so-so and we kept walking. Ahhhh the lilac Care Bear looked good. We each paid $3 at the Whack-a-Mole game. Whoever hits the moles and gets to 150 points first wins. I think there were about 10 people playing. I only had 130 points as I missed a few. The light went off at Ray's game!!! He won. I was so excited I hugged him and was screaming! The guy was getting a Scooby Doo for us (a much smaller Scooby than the pyjama one I have from a few years ago). I told him - No - lilac Care Bear! He was confused and didn't know what that was so Ray had to tell him it was the purple one. I've added the photo with me and Harmony Bear in my profile as well as my regular pics.