Taco Festival

We went to our second annual Taco Festival!

Oddly enough, this year there weren't very many taco trucks, but 2 fields full of random things like dip n' dots and ears of corn.  Naturally the kids wanted hot dogs.  I gave in because it wasn't the most taco-y taco festival.

We circled the festival a few times to scope out the food, but all the kids wanted to do was look at the toy stand.

Ben was happy to find a papusa stand.

 

We listened to a live band for a few minutes.

And scoured the place for a fry bread stand.  It was literally the last stand, tucked way back in the corner, but we found it and it was certainly worth the search.  It's basically a flat funnel cake and they put honey and powdered sugar on top.  We sat down to eat it and it was piping hot, so Alison blew it to cool it down and all the powder sugar flew off.  Ben and I laughed, but she was disappointed that there wasn't as much sugar.

watching kids climb a rock wall

Eli was dying to go on a ride.  He was too big for an airplane one and the others were too intense for either Ben or I to take him on...poor kid with weeny parents.  We settled on all going on the ferris wheel.  Alison and Colin were apprehensive but we kinda made them go.

Look how happy he is!

 

Our last stop was by the balloon lady.  She made the boys swords which lasted about 3 minutes.

P.S. Those green shorts are Colin's favorite and he tries to wear them every day, dirty or clean, with every random shirt.  Most days I can get them cleaned and convince him to change into a matching shirt, and other days he leaves the house looking...not as put together.