I love summertime. Aside from the heat, it really is the best time of year. There are so many adventures to go on. Today we went to a Corn Festival. I love festivals. The weirder, the better and a festival to celebrate corn is just quirky enough to conjure up some amazing family fun.
I'm not organized. Not. At. All. Luckily, I married Mr. Organized and he somehow always finds these cool things going on around town for our family to do. He mentioned the Corn Festival awhile back, but I'd forgotten all about it until yesterday when he emailed me the schedule of events and asked what I might be interested in. Immediately, "Turtle Races" jumped out at me. The actual race was at 9am, but registration was at 8:30. We didn't know if we needed our own turtle or if they were provided, so we went early.
When we got to there, I spotted a man with a box of turtles and asked him where to go for the big race. He pointed me to the registration desk and said, "That's where you sign up your turtle." Drats! We have no turtle. Then, he said, "I have an extra turtle if you need one." Score!
I walked around holding our turtle for awhile. They said they couldn't give me their feistiest turtle, which I was fine with, but this little dude all of a sudden sprung to life. I think he was trying to bite me and every little bit I screamed. My husband was totally embarrassed by me, I'm sure.
Our turtle was in the 6th heat. He finished 3rd, but didn't make it into the finals. Still, a win-win for the memory bank!
Quirky little family adventures are seriously the best. Not every trip has to be to a 5 star resort to be remembered for a lifetime. Check your local events and go out and make some goofy memories with your kids!
Mr. Turtle
L and Daddy with Mr. Turtle
Me with L and G during the parade
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