Sunday, May 16, 2010

Strawberry Festival

Saturday morning Erika, the kids and I drove to Oxnard, CA to experience the Strawberry Festival that is very well-known in these parts. The idea was actually my friend, Alice's. She was planning on going with her boyfriend, Mark, and she mentioned it to me. I had no idea it was going to be this weekend until she mentioned it!

We arrived right as it opened. It was really muddy where we parked and at the entrance, but there were paved areas in the festival so it wasn't too difficult to push that stroller!

The first thing we did was go on the Hydro Racer ride for the kids. Okay, I'll admit that I had fun on it, too! Poor Sebastian didn't have a fun time, however. Poor guy was crying most of the time. I was sitting with Lauren and trying to call out to him "It's okay, honey, it's okay!"
We ate lunch after the first ride because the dragon ride was closed for the moment. We ate yummy strawberry nachos, teryaki chicken and rice, and very delicious strawberry smoothies! Immediately after we ate the kids were chomping at the bit to go on the dragon ride. The ride had a huge line (as opposed to before lunch when we were first in line). There was a booth next to the ride that colored kids hair, so I took the older kids while Erika stood in line.

Rebecca got red and black stripes, Lauren got blue and pink stripes and Sebastian got a mo-hawk with orange and black. It sure passed the time and the kids loved it!
Sebastian looked like a rooster!

We did a little shopping on the way to the last ride, Lil Cricket Express.
This was a verrry slow train ride! :)
Kaylen was not happy on the dragon ride, but she still wanted to go on the Lil Cricket Express. Erika thought that her riding with Kaylen would ease Kaylen's fears, but no such luck.
Even though there was a little drama on the rides, the kids had a good time. We ended the day buying wands and wreath headdresses for the girls and marshmellow pop guns for Sebastian and Brian (his dad). Lauren also got a pop gun so they could play together.

The drive back was difficult--I felt like falling asleep most of the ride. I was grateful when Erika woke from her nap to talk to me!

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