Hamburg Family Fun Fest (6/20/09)

Saturday was a beautiful but hot day. I cleaned the house in the morning while Paul and Lily hung out. Here is her looking cute in her diaper then getting into a jumper to go for a walk in the woods.

That afternoon, we left to go to the Hamburg Family Fun Fest. Lily was hamming it up when I put her in her carseat.

We toured around the classic car show, craft booths, and petting zoo. They had a crazy looking llama or alpaca (I can never tell them apart) and some exotic animals.

We wandered through the midway but it was kind of sad being there without Rachel. A lot cheaper, but sad. Since we didn't have Rachel there to ride the rides and Lily is a bit young, we didn't have a lot to do. We talked with our neighbor for a while, I had an elephant ear (a carnival MUST), then we decided to leave and come back later for the fireworks. We went to Zukey Lake Tavern for a late lunch and I bought my dad a Father's Day present there.

With her wrist rattle, Pooh rattle, and carseat toy, I title this one "overstimulation".

We went home for a few hours then returned to the festival around 9pm. We got more delicious but non-nutritious carnival food then set up to watch the fireworks. Lily was fascinated by all the hustle and bustle around us. There were people selling all this glow in the dark stuff and kids walking around wearing it and playing with it which she kept watching intently. After dusk fell, they first had a laser light show with music which Lily enjoyed watching as well. She is so alert and inquisitive.
Here she is playing on the blanket waiting for the fireworks to start.

Right as the fireworks were starting, Lily had a giant diaper blowout that ruined her cute Pooh jumper so we had to change her diaper and clothes by flashlight. That was not easy! We were worried that Lily would hate the noise of the fireworks but she absolutely loved it all. The fireworks made her jump a little but she watched them in fascination.

Then she actually fell asleep and slept through the grand finale! I was afraid she had suddenly developed a hearing problem, but then when the fireworks ended, everyone started clapping which startled her awake. It was funny because the clapping was a lot quieter than the fireworks were!

She stayed awake for the car ride home and was up until almost midnight. Even though I am sure she was tired, she was in a wonderful mood and was very chatty.

Here is a video of her laughing and talking taken right after we got home. I think she was discussing what a fun day she had!