Saturday Festivals

Continuing our September recap series, on Saturday the twentieth we tried to maximize our fun by participating in all of the fun festivals going on that day. We started by walking around the yard and taking the baby for a stroll. This was just a warmup for a full day of walking and strollering.

We then spent the rest of the morning at Art in the Park held at the Greenville baseball stadium. We ran into one of my co-workers there, who was with his wife showing off her artwork. Sorry... no pictures of the artwork on display, just a picture of our attempt at eating lunch. We had such sorry service at a nearby restaurant, we left in disgust (and hunger). Note: "open seating" does not mean first come, first served. In our case it meant the hungry families farthest away from the waitress station are waited on last (or until those customers get up and leave). I'm still a bit annoyed by it even now.

After a little rest, we went to Mauldin Fest, where the exciting main event was the "cluster balloonist". Apparently, this fella is one of about 12 in the world who does this sport (?) and is trying to make flights in all 50 states. He was held by a little bit more than a lawn chair, but it was a variation on the same idea. We saw him take off and it was, well interesting to see. Shown below is Kim, Terry, and Helen showing their enthusiasm for the balloon preparations.

We also decided to let Helen try out some kid rides. She and I first went on this spinning ride shown below. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of sitting backwards and was afraid we might have to abort. But Helen held on and made it through the ride although I can't say she was exactly thrilled about the what we were doing to her.

We also ran into our friends the Jefferson family. Helen was riding on this ride with the twins, until they tried to get out in the tunnel. That just left Helen on the ride all by herself. Again, not exactly a thrilling feeling, but she accepted her fate and stayed on the ride.

And after all the funnel cakes, popcorn, and lemonade, we finished the night with roasting marshmellows to make s'mores around a bon fire at our neighbor's the McCallister's. Happy (belated) Birthday Pam!

What a fun filled day!

On Sunday we rested. And ate vegetables.