The Strawberry Festival

Summer is Festival Season in Ohio! They have festivals honoring poultry, popcorn, pretty much anything you can imagine. This weekend was the Strawberry Festival in Troy, Ohio. We had no idea what to expect, but thought we'd give it a try. Honestly, we were expecting some little small town fair with a block's worth of booths or something. Instead we found THIS...

I'm pretty sure everyone in Ohio was at this festival! The picture doesn't even really capture the atmosphere. There were booths as far as you could see with food, crafts, and games, and there were events going on all over the place. There was even a baby pageant, but I think Phil would have killed me if we entered Adam. Plus, we didn't want to stand around for so long just to find out what we already know: that Adam is the cutest baby in Ohio.

"Come ON, Mom and Dad. I can't believe you're making me do this."

The happy strawberry family!

Adam had plenty to look at as we walked around, and eventually fell asleep, so Phil and I had a great time leisurely walking around to many of the booths. We sat in the shade and had the best BBQ pork sandwich I have ever had, along with chocolate covered strawberries and some really yummy strawberry juice. We also got some kettle corn for the ride home - yum.

Here's Phil's catch of the day! He picked this out at one of the booths. This guy hand carves these wooden critters (he has all sorts: fish, raccoons, moose, giraffes...). Very cool and unique.

And of course we couldn't leave without a shirt to commemorate Adam's first festival!