May 11th --- Mission Family Fun Festival in Mission.
We made a special point of getting there in time to watch the parade, since, you know, Will loves them. Apparently not this parade. It was "too loud" and "scary." He did an effective job of modeling to Lauren that loud, whiney crying gets mom and dad to pay extra attention to you.
I'm not quite sure what was so scary to Will because it was a pretty tame parade. The drum lines were a highlight. There were a disproportionate amount of mascots considering the size of the parade, which both kids really dislike. At one point Will freaked out about a scary ghost that was really just an ice cream cone (mascot for Culver's Custard).
Speaking of mascots, after the parade we saw Slugger, of KC Royals fame and took a few photos with him.
Lauren was blissfully unaware Slugger was behind her.
Slugger was offended by the "B" on TJ's Red Sox hat, and attempted to brush it off.
The kids had fun climbing in a variety of vehicles.
Lauren manned to WWII army jeep.
Hopefully the only time they spend in a corrections department bus.
Will got to spray a fire house with the help of a kind firefighter.
There was an area set aside for children's activities.
The boys built a plane, while the ladies played beach ball basketball.
The kids spent a lot of time playing with marbles. We only had to tell Lauren to take them out of her mouth a few times.
Before we left Will and I paid way too much money to go on one ride, the helicopters. Best $6 we spent all day.
Our day got off to a rocky start, but we ended up having a great time.
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May 18th --- Turkey Creek Festival in Merriam.
After the previous week's excursion, we were excited to get out again. Our first stop was the lake, where we paddled around for a few minutes.
It was a hot, humid day, so it felt extra nice on the water.
Lauren was freaked out by the exotic birds, but the bubble machine helped her calm down.
Will was proud to ride a horse.
They had a fun petting-zoo, with animals from A-Z. They had a baby kangaroo, sheep, monkey, antelope, cow and turtle to name a few.
Lauren got acquainted with the camel.
Will fed the zebra with assistance from Dad.
I was shocked when Will wanted to go in the bounce house.
The worker let the two of them bounce by themselves for a few minutes without any bigger kids.
At this point we had been there over an hour and were getting pretty sweaty. We finished our time at the Turkey Creek festival with a ride on the train.
All in all another successful family Saturday. Will was excited because he got to ride in a boat, a horse and a train. Lauren took a great nap when we got home. Can't ask for more than that.
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