Saturday, July 17, 2010

Cherry Festival week

You would think since we live in Traverse City where the National Cherry Festival is held every year that we would head downtown to the open space everyday for all the fun events that take place.  But with me working during the festival, really the last place I want to be is back downtown in the midst of the crowds standing in lines to do the fun stuff. 

We did get to enjoy some of the festival, like the Cherry Connection (well since my work puts this on every year we should attend it, even though I'm working it!), The trampoline jumpy thingy that Hunter loves to go on and do flips both front and back, Rock-climbing wall (Hunter was mighty speedy climbing up the wall), Midway where we get to ride the safest rides any carnie could put up in 20 min. or less that cost $4 a pop to ride, the Air Dog jumping competition (one of our favorites), Hunter and Zander loved standing next to the pool while the dogs were jumping so they could also get a doggy bath, the 1/2 day long parade (really it's not that long, but it feels like it, even if we do get there an hour late), the car show, and finally the fantastic finale fireworks show.  Phew, typing that out I guess we did get to do alot of stuff during the Cherry Festival.

Some of our highlights caught on camera!!!

The boys, Taiger, Hunter and Coop on the tractor Orchard Tour
Holding the bunny with the crazy fur to match Hunters crazy hair!

Zander enjoying the Orchard Tour, 10 min. later he was lulled to sleep by the slightly bumpy ride
My turn to get a picture with the Cherry Queens
Jason and Hunter on the bumper cars.  Hunter could barely reach the pedals and drive at the same time but he still managed to ram into Jason

The Cherry Knoll Elementary (Hunters school) float in the parade 
We couldn't believe how fast Hunter climbed up the rock wall

Alivia in one of her many cherry outfits
Zander and Alivia are 5 months apart, of course, Zander looks huge compared to little Alivia
Grandma Lori and 1 of her 5 Grandchildren
Hunter being sneaky with his new, noisy, light-up, gun which he proceeded to shoot the fireworks with
Hunters way of watching and shooting the fireworks.  I finally talked him into laying down on the blanket instead of the cement.
Zander loves fireworks

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