Strawberry Festival

Two Saturday's ago, dad mentioned that the Strawberry Festival was going on in Ponchatoula, LA. We decided to go - ya know, be a little spontaneous. Damien was still on his way down from VA, so it was just Pops, me, the boys and Uncle Andrew who happened to be in town that weekend. Orin LOVES all of his uncles so any time that he gets to spend with them is very special. It was a beautiful day and we really had a great time. It was pretty packed but as we were leaving around 4pm it seemed to be getting much worse, so I think we hit it at the perfect time of day. Here are a few pictures and a video:

Orin has really loved the few carnival rides he has gone on so we bought a couple of tickets. He and Uncle Andrew went on the roller coaster. At first he was a little hesitant, but after a little talking and a promise that Andrew would hold his hand the entire time, Orin was really excited. As soon as they got on and sat down, Orin grabbed Andrews hand and didn't let go. Later in the day I took Orin and Micaiah down the large slide but all of the pictures came out blurry. Sad.

As they went around it was a little tough to tell if Orin was having a good time. It seemed pretty bumpy. When it came to a stop Orin had a huge smile on his face. Andrew said that he had to hold onto Orin's head to keep it from getting thrown forward but other than that it was a lot of fun.
Orin had to take a run on the train tracks. Probably the highlight of the festival for him.

The Marine Corps had a recruitment booth set up. Andrew noticed that there was a "challenge" that came with give-a-ways. For the men, if they could do a certain number of chin-ups, they would win something. The best was a t-shirt for 20 pull-ups. Not an easy task. Andrew was able to do 15 (very impressive~!) and won the second prize which was a hat. For the women, the challenge was to hold a chin-up for a certain amount of time. Seventy seconds would get you a t-shirt, 50 a hat, and down from there. After a little prodding from Pops and Andrew, I decided to try. I really had no idea how I would do. I probably haven't done it since high school. But I lasted 78 seconds - only due to the fact that I've been working out for a year. They said that was the longest of the day so far. But for some reason I don't think I'll be getting a call from the recruitment center - they are probably not looking for many 30-year-old stay-at-home moms! I saw my dad pick up the camera and wasn't in much of a position to stop him from taking pictures. The first one was at the beginning - you can tell I'm not having too hard of a time. But the one on the right you can tell him starting to loose it and sinking down slowly, slowly, slowly...

Orin took a turn too!Micaiah's spot all afternoon.

A video during a relaxing lunch. Nice music in the background.

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