Harborfest Day One: Family Trip

We decided to check out Harborfest on Saturday and first walked over to East Park for the youth area. It was pretty crowded and as we have been learning the last month, crowds aren't Abbey's favorite and there wasn't a ton for the kids to do anyhow. Adam did pet a snake and we ran into Jackie and Q JUST as we were talking about them. So then we walked across the bridge, on the lookout for kiddie rides and decided to catch the trolley as every time one passed Adam said "TRAIN!". We took it over to Breitbeck, passing the ride area and deciding it wasn't fair to stop as there didn't seem to be more than one ride Abbey could do. Anyhow, when we got to the park, right away knew we had to take some photos of the fancy clean Butler dumpster....Adam went right up to it and he seemed to like that he could see his reflection. A little drunk from the freedom of being allowed to wander free... Abbey however not particularly excited ha! I'm pretty sure Adam thought about running full force down that alley. The park was sparse as compared to years past, it seemed, though. View from the park. We walked around a bit, tried a wine sample and decided to head back to the trolley. Adam was happy when we told him we were headed back to the "train". The trolley was so exciting we couldn't get him interested in meeting the police officers. Abbey with her Daddy on the trolley...tired but wanted to stay with Dad! Adam was hot and VERY focused on being in the trolley, looking around and looking out the window. We skipped the food at the park to go to Cam's....Adam's favorite (OK, maybe ours, too). Abbey was SO tired (this is NOT like her), she fell asleep right away when we put her in the stroller and slept in the busy aisle at Cam's almost the entire time! And our son, who loves "piece of pizza" which is what he says when he sees pizza, is like a little Cam's commercial here! He ate the whole piece! We walked back home from Cam's, Adam walking most of the way actually. We skipped the arts park along the river as the kids seemed pretty hot, but actually it was a nice outing. It was fun to walk around together and check things out. Becoming one of my favorite things to do.... just seeing new things as a family.

So here's Abbey energized; climbing onto the table the minute I let her loose inside. She looks nuts in this picture...it's great! She sees me and realizes she's been caught! Starts to get down, but really, she's in no hurry. sigh.