my sister, kim, text me asking if we wanted to meet up for an ice cream date. well, yes. the only place we ever go to is everyday’s a sundae. so, we hustled, got ready within a few minutes and out the door. as we neared the downtown area, we saw that heritage fest was going on! oh my! we were so unaware.
i called my sister and we were in a pickle. we didn’t expect the crowds and the crazy parking, so we weren’t sure if we wanted to stay or go to another place to get some ice cream.
well, we decided to stay and we met in front of the shop. we discussed our options, get ice cream or walk the festival. we decided to walk the festival but needed to get out cash, so we walked to an atm and hit up the grounds.
we started backwards, the kids grabbed ice cream first, then dinner. hey, it’s summer and it’s festival season! we perused our food choices and decided between corn dogs or corn dogs or corn dogs. hahaha! festival options are limited, yummy, and greasy!
the evening weather was beautiful. the temperature a bit cooler than usual but still lovely. we walked around, sat down to eat, the kids ran off to play games, and i took a gazillion pics. the kids were so cute together. olive was loving the games and prizes and just followed the boys around. game after game after game, we called it a night after the last one they played. it was the high striker and olive really wanted to play. the mallet was heavier than her! the women running the show reassured me olive would do well. hint hint. as olive tried with all her might to swing the hammer down on the target, the women hit the weight upwards and rung the bell! that was so sweet! olive, excitedly, picked out a prize!
we walked back to the car, loaded the girls into the jeep, and told olive to hold on tight to her huge plastic blow up barbie doll {it was probably three feet tall}, so it wouldn’t blow away in the wind!
it was such a fun night…impromptu and full of fond memories. i love life moments like these. cheers to summer nights!
[she was so excited…i’m not sure for what – the jeep ride? the ice cream? seeing her cousins?]
[my silly girls]
[she’s so cute]
[she was being sooooo silly]
[rapunzel]
[she loved her princess dress]
[my babies]
[rotary fest]
[the crew]
[they love each other]
[i caught this cutie pie trying to catch up to the group. it was so cute to see her hustle]
[she’s all caught up to the group]
[olive loved the blow up character behind her]
[gosh i looooooooove her. them. my girls]
[eating ice cream]
[kisses for her daddy]
[eating corn dogs and fries]
[overwhelmed by the plethora of prizes]
[picking out prizes]
[showing off their prizes]
[she was so excited that the bow lit up!]
[games, games, and more games]
[the mallet was heavier than her. the women running the game was so kind. she hit the bell so olive could win a prize!]
[what makes these kids happy…]
xoxo