Apple Blossom

Today, we took part in some Apple Blossom Festival festivities!  That included watching some of the parade and then hitting the carnival.  We were unsure of how Jackson would react... would he like the rides, would he be scared, etc?  We almost just kept doing yard work but we decided to try it out and I'm so glad we did.  Jackson LOVED it!  We met BJ's parents, Angel, Haylee and Kyla which made it even more fun for him.  Cousin Kyla was great... she willingly rode on the kiddie rides with Jackson which made BJ and I a lot more comfortable.  He cried when he had to get off the first ride but got the hang of things as he figured out he got to go on another different ride. :)

Just when we had finished up the kiddie rides and were heading to the bigger rides for Haylee and Kyla, it started to rain.  I was thinking it was going to be the normal Wenatchee rain - a couple minutes and then done.  Well, not so much.... it poured and left us running to our car (which was a ways away).  It was beating down so hard that I had to stop at one point because I was getting so much water in my eyes I couldn't see.  By the time we all made it to the car, we were soaked through all of our layers.  I have never gotten so wet from a rain storm.  Poor Jackson did not like it at all - it was a pretty crazy ride in the stroller!

Watching the parade - Jackson's favorites were the horses and the Blue Thunder :)

    Dad made sure he could see the parade

Sweet face

On to the carnival. This was Jackson's first ride.

Loving it!

Turning the wheel

Pausing for a quick photo with Mom

Jackson's second ride... riding in a boat

Trying to figure out if he is tall enough to go on the last ride

Riding the bikes with Kyla

He made sure we were watching him every time he came around :)