Kite Festival

So we woke up Saturday morning and HAD to take advantage of the long lost sunshine!!! So we went to the Kite Festival at the new Memorial Park. We got there right when it started at 10am which was great because we got great parking and we were then when the wind was good. There were professional kite flyers there. I didn't even know they existed. And there was a kite-flying contest for amateurs.

I had never really flown a kite. The sad attempts we made in the Eggemeyers backyard don't really count because we gave up after a few futile attempts. So to see all the kites in the sky and to actually have my own kite flying... in the air... for more than a couple of seconds was pretty fun!!!

They had some cute little paper kites that the kids could decorate and then fly.
These little paper kites flew amazingly! Here's Jackson helping Jordan get hers in the air. He was very helpful.
Here's Jordan with her kite in the sky. She loved it! And kept running back and forth.
She eventually tired out and flew her kite from the stroller. How funny is that?!?!?
Then it was Jackson's turn. He tried so hard with Daddy to get his jet kite flying. Here is one of the few times it was up.
Even though we weren't very successful with the jet, Jack did great with his paper kite too.

Once the wind died down, we decided to go to the playground and play for a little while.

Jackson is still talking about the kites. The kids had so much fun. We'll definitely be doing this again next year.