First, of course, was the drum bus...something my kids and I have experienced at our respective schools and that we love! So we hopped aboard and drummed to our heart's content.
Then there were train rides for the kids.
After that, we saw "Scales and Tails"... all about reptiles. Alfredo thought the reticulated python was particularly cool (I think he took about 15 pictures of it.) It was huge! I thought the tortoise was pretty cool (Did you know that turtles live in the water or a combo of land and water...and tortoises live on land?)...and I also found it very interesting to learn that while humans only have one gene to control skin pigmentation (melanin), snakes have 3. So the albino snake does not have red eyes and has a yellowish color.
Some other highlights included seeing an AirMed helicopter land and getting to climb inside it, meeting Smokey the Bear, having a pony ride, going in the petting zoo, rolling down a hill in a big ball, and chasing bubbles. Also, they got to hold a firefighter's hose and try to drench each other! There were other performances as well, but we didn't see all of them. And did I mention that all of this was FREE? Not a bad way to spend a Saturday evening as a family!
Hopefully this will be the first of many trips to this festival. :)
That is SO fun Jenni. And you take fabulous pictures. Oh, and Michelles baptism pictures....GORGEOUS!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool event! And Free! That makes it doubly cool! And it doesn't even appear crowded from your pictures.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny you should mention the tortoise/turtle thing. My girls and I were just discussing this the other day. Another difference is that tortoise has a curved shell and the turtle's shell is more flat...suitable for swimming. (I had a roommate in college whose father owned a tortoise ranch in AZ and she taught us all about them).
It was cool! The weather was gorgeous and while there were quite a few people there, the park is HUGE and there was so much to do that it didn't feel crowded. I think we waited in line for about 5 minutes or so for the pony rides, but other than that, there was little or no wait for anything. Some things were happening all evening long (From 3 PM-9 PM)...and some were just a half hour long.
ReplyDeleteI actually did know the fact about tortoises before this...just read a book to my 2nd graders a month ago that explained that..but was reminded of it here. Didn't know about their shells, though. Very cool! :)
This LoOkS SOOOO FUN!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to take my family to this next year too! Thanks for sharing!