Pink Pancakes and Fun at the Park
Yesterday, Jason, Levi, and I had the privilege of getting one-on-one time with our sweet Libby! We had already planned to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival at Central City Park, so we kept those plans and took sweet Libby with us.
We started out pretty early for a Saturday morning...if the dew is still on the ground then that signifies early for me! And it was very chilly too! We headed out to the park for a pink pancake breakfast hosted by our local fire department. Pink pancakes are always yummy...Libby and Levi thought they were rather tasty too! After breakfast, we ventured over to the carnival rides since there was a free rides promotion from 9:30-11:00. Levi and Libby were able to ride several rides and LOVED every second of each one. Their favorite ride was the Nemo fish ride. They both cried when Jason and I took them off; however, we got right back in line to do it again. It would have been much easier to just let them stay in the same place but the classy carnival worker continued to say "Come getcha youngin!" So, we had no choice but to go get our "youngins". They also rode the train, boats, and dragons (aka ducks according to Levi). They were so well behaved and were SO sweet to each other...my heart was just a big pile of mush!
Mulberry Street Arts and Crafts Festival
Before driving over to the Arts and Crafts Festival, we said a sad goodbye to Libby who was going to spend the afternoon with Jannie and Papa. We SO loved spending time with her and watching she and Levi interact, play, and give each other sweet hugs...Be. Still. My. Heart!
The Mulberry Street Arts and Crafts Festival is a Cherry Blossom event must for me; however, this year I was not able to find a lot of things that interested me. It seems to have downsized quite a bit as many spaces were empty as you strolled along the streets. This year I only bought a bird feeder made from a Mason Jar. It is hanging in the backyard and Levi and I are already loving all the birds that have found tasty snacks. Even though I didn't walk away with a lot of loot, it was great to be outside and enjoy the amazing spring weather with my sweet family.
Party on the Green
On Sunday afternoon, we packed a cooler for a picnic, a blanket, some chairs, and toys and headed over to Wesleyan College for Party on the Green.This is another Cherry Blossom Festival event and is usually the end of the festival. This event is another of my favorites as it is SO much fun and is also relaxing. We arrived shortly after the gates opened at 5 p.m. to meet some dear friends. They have a little girl a few months younger than Levi and we were looking forward to the two of them spending some time together outside. Levi had a great time playing and eating chicken nuggets and cheese balls with his sweet friend, Bailey. The dinner of champions...I know. Around 8:15, the fireworks began. Levi has seen fireworks before but it has been a while. We weren't sure how he would respond to the loud booms. He LOVED every second! His sweet face was priceless and his comments melted my heart! He frequently repeated "OH WOW!" as his sweet chubby finger pointed to each new firework. Jason says he gets his love of fireworks from me...I do LOVE fireworks and I have lots of favorites.
This weekend was SO much fun! I REALLY hated to see it come to an end! As for now, I am loving the memories and looking forward to our next adventure!
