Walker Talk: Strawberry Days 2012

We started out Strawberry Days this year with the free concert and strawberries and cream at the park. It was so more organized this year than it has been in the past! The last time we came, we stood in a line that literally circled the entire park. It was fine- we just stood in the shade and listened to the music while we waited. I came this year expecting the same experience, but when we got here I couldn't find the line- we could just walk up and get our free strawberries and cream! I know I wasn't the only one who was surprised, since there were people out there to announce that you didn't need to form a line- just walk up to the front. We stuck around for awhile listening to the music, although I didn't think it was terribly exciting. Elvis impersonator. The kids did find friends to hang out with. Actually, Rebekah found friends to hang out with, and everyone else insinuated themselves into the group and scavanged Red Vines from them.

Good thing Rebekah has nice friends! :)

We did quite a bit of trying to get boys up to speed on their band songs for the summer parades- Eliza discovered that she loves to play Price's bells! She also likes to clobber people with drumsticks.

We went to Huck Finn Days for the first time. The parking situation has deterred me before, so this year I decided we were going to walk down. The big kids had band practice at the high school, so I sent them down with the Suburban, and then we walked down to the park. When we were done, the car was already there and we drove home!

Huck Finn days was okay- but it was hot, and there were long, long lines for the cool stuff, and lots of it was geared to kids younger than mine (well, except for Eliza, who I expect will like it in a couple of years).