Because of a longer-than-expected haircut for Ben, we were late leaving, and almost missed the main event! But my wonderful friend Kathryn (who met us there with her husband, Jon, and daughters, Raeya and Kinsley) took Cat and helped her find some eggs despite the crowd of 3-and-unders competing for the eggs in the baseball field.
Then, it was off to the, ahem, free, pony rides. Cat loved it, and looked like such a natural! And it was a bonus that after lunch and the chicken chases, most of the families left, so she got to ride the ponies about 5 more times.
What Easter celebration is complete without bounce houses and huge inflated slides?
And, of course, the chicken chases. Yes, this is for real. Cat was in an enclosed baseball field with all the 7-and-under kids and about 8 chickens. They let everyone loose and if you caught a chicken, you got to take it home! I was very excited for the show we were going to see, but it was a little disappointing. We think the chickens they brought to this thing were the nursing home patients... no flying 3 feet in the air, no bursts of feathers, and the kids were easily keeping up with them. (But, of course, part of that could be due to the fact that these are country kids. Maybe their used to going outside and catching their dinner?) Cat was very disappointed, almost crying, when she didn't get to take a chicken home. Mom an Dad handled the disappointment much better.
Cat with her buddies, Raeya and Kinsley. It was such a treat to be with their family for the day!
After the Easter Egg Hunt, we decided to get the girls each a little kite and let them fly them since it was so windy outside. They ran around like crazy flying their kites for a while, then we took a break for a snack and juice boxes. I think the highlight of Jack's day was when the girls all left their juice boxes, half-full, and he got to take care of the left-overs. He just has the straws in this picture, but that's because he had finished off the juice already.In case you forgot how fun it can be to fly a BARBIE kite...
That's awesome! I didn't know Jesup did that.
ReplyDeleteI think you guys are having entirely way too much fun!
ReplyDeleteIt was really fun, but as the country song says: "I ain't never had too much fun." (You've probably never heard that song, though, California Girl.) And yes, Celeste, it's always at Bill Morris Park in Jesup the Saturday before Easter. It was a really great way to spend the day!
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