Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Earth Day Festival

This past Saturday we went to an Earth Day Festival.  It was so much fun!

Lots of great samples.  Paul and I got to try mead, which tastes like honey, and we both really liked it (although we each preferred a different type). 
I think the highlight of the samples was this: 

Pierce planted a flower. 

This will go in our garden: 

Home Depot was there with various building projects, so Pierce grabbed a boat kit: 

There was a bounce house.  I would've liked to have let the twins have a go, but there were a bunch of really big kids in there (Pierce was actually the smallest kid jumping). 

The Pout-Pout fish strikes again!  We made a spinning top.
The lady glued the Pout-Pout fish picture to the top of the cd, then glued a soda cap on top to spin it, and a marble on the bottom.  It makes a wonderful spinning top! 

After all the excitement, we headed to a local park to let the boys stretch their legs. 

The twins had fun running through this little playhouse. 

Pierce handled the driving: 

And Reid rocked out this fish thing. 

Earth Day really should be every day!

23 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 27, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Everyday should be this fun! Ice cream, top making, and outdoor play sounds like a wonderful day!

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  2. MelodieApril 27, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    It looks like you all had a terrific day!

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  3. UnknownApril 27, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Ok I LOVE the CD idea that is too neat. Your boys are so adorable..

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  4. Karen thisoldhouse2.comApril 27, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Ooh, I love this kinda thing. We don't have any in this area!

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  5. KimApril 27, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    I think that would have been my favourite sample too! Sounds like a fun time, wish we had something like that around here.

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  6. TexWisGirlApril 27, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    (ben and jerry's is my totally splurging what-the-heck-i-deserve-it ice cream...)


    such cute boys!

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  7. NancyApril 27, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Oh, how fun Lisa! You guys are such great parents for exposing your boys to these events.

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  8. TexanApril 27, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Looks like a fun day!

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  9. AnonymousApril 27, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    I'd have left with that playhouse! Fun day!

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  10. TipperApril 27, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Looks like fun! There were several Earth Day events here-but we never made it to any-glad you did!

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  11. Ginny HartzlerApril 27, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    I'm loving your pictures and story! I would like to try mead, is it a hot alcoholic drink with honey? Isn't that the drink that built strong bodies twelve different ways for barbarians? Is the little boat the one you made? I love that picture of Pierce with his flower! Why are there ALWAYS really big kids in the bouncys, yelling and being rough?? This is a pet peeve of mine. I really think bouncy places should have two of everything, one for under six and one for over!

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  12. Valerie BoersmaApril 27, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    What a perfectly fun day! And Ben and Jerry's! Amy got a stuffed cow at the Ben and Jerry's factory many years ago. It still has blueberry ice cream stains on it:)

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  13. MistyApril 27, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    So fantastic!!!! LOVE it.

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  14. Shanae BranhamApril 27, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    What a fun way to spend a Saturday! Thanks for taking me along and thanks for the encouraging words towards my workout progress. I just reached a mile last Friday and was so excited! It took me 50 minutes to do, but hey...everyone has to start somewhere.

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  15. Debbie @ Swampbilly RanchApril 27, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Looks like so much fun! I love the little yellow playhouse!

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  16. UnknownApril 27, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    Oh this looks like so much fun!I love doing things like this with the family.. so looking forward to warm weather again!

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  17. HeleneApril 28, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    How fun!!!!!! That little playhouse is adorable!!!

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  18. warrenApril 28, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    I wish we had an Earth day celebration. But this is WV where we don't worry about such things. Yours looks like a blast!

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  19. SandyApril 28, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Looks like fun! I don't know that we had any activities around here for earth day or if I just missed hearing about them.

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  20. laughwithusblogApril 28, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    Oh I love places with free samples! :) I'm with you, very leery of those jump houses when there are big kids in them. The park looks neat too. I've never been to one with a play house like that!

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  21. LBBApril 28, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    What a fun day! Those cd tops are such a great idea :)
    And thanks for reminding me of Ben & Jerrys...I haven't treated us to it in a while. Cherry Garcia is our favorite :) I have a bad habit of digging threw it to get the cherries & chocolate !

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  22. MyyaApril 29, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    What a fun festival! I love things like this that can keep the kiddos busy wearing them out so then they sleep really REALLY well. LOl

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  23. Debbie DiesenMay 3, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    What a fun looking festival! (And I love the spinning top of The Pout-Pout Fish.)

    Best Fishes,
    Debbie Diesen

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