Strawberry Festival

Craig only had one day off this past weekend but we filled it up. After church, we headed to a nearby town for their Strawberry Festival. We parked nearby and took the bus in. It wasn’t until we were on the bus that I realized it was hot enough out that it might have been nice to bring the stroller instead of, or at least in addition to, the Ergo…oops! We rarely use the stroller so I didn’t even think about it as an option.

The first stop off the bus was the petting zoo. If you remember, back at Eastertime, Lucy was not really a fan of the petting zoo. But since then we have had several chances to see larger animals and of course, read about them, so we tried again. This time she did much better!

She still wasn’t so sure about the camel, but neither was I.
She loved the rabbit. That might be because it didn’t move - at all. It could have been dead for all I know but still, she enjoyed “being gentle” with it.
 
We also petted some chickens and fed some goats and a cow. She didn’t exactly want to touch them, but she liked being nearby.
  After we had our fill of animals, we roamed around and looked at the vendors and attractions. Lucy’s favorite was the accordion player. She was bouncing and dancing on Craig’s back.
By then, we were all hot, tired and ready for some strawberries!

After some strawberry cobbler and sundaes (and air conditioning!), we were feeling a little more peppy.
We didn’t stay too much longer but I did end up buying some really neat old wooden spool spindle things for the living room for $2 each. They look like something Pottery Barn would sell for at least $15. I’m still not sure where they will end up but I’ll try to post a picture if I remember.

This little town has festivals all the time. I think we’ll be going to more, although we might wait until the fall (Apple Butter Festival, yum!).