2 Apr 2011
Today we went to the Poteet Strawberry Festival. It's the biggest and best festival in South Texas. I was skeptical of something so far out in the country but it was wonderful!
Here is the Poteet yellow cactus flower of Texas. 
Here is the Poteet hay field of fun. 
Here are the kids posing with "Freckles", the Poteet Strawberry Festival's mascott. I didn't want to wait in line to get a picture of his front, so we just stood in the back. It was basically the same. 
Derek's first experience with bumper cars. Tyler didn't have as much fun during his turn because the cars didn't have pedals and it was hard to control them with just the steering wheel. 
Holly was bound and determined to get on every carnival ride that she saw but she was too short for most of them. She was actually too short for this one too, but we convinced the guy at the gate that we would keep her safe. She LOVED it! 
I loved this! I have always wanted to go into a mirror maze and this one was great. I followed the boys through and it was so funny to see Derek running head on into all the walls. Holly kept running into the dead ends on purpose so she could see herself from all sides. 
The view from the top of the ferris wheel. Yes mom, I went on the ferris wheel. As a side note, I really dislike ferris wheels. It's not the heights, it's the swinging. I've been scared of them since I was little. This one was okay. It didn't swing too much. 
Holly aparently LOVES ferris wheels. 
I'm pretending to love ferris wheels. The boys are excited. 
Hot and sweaty Holly. It got up to 100 degrees today. 
Our last ride was a little kids roller coaster. Holly climbed up the stairs 10 times or so because she was so excited to ride on it. However, we couldn't convince the guy to let her on. So Derek and Tyler went on the ride while Holly stood at the gate crying and crying. The boys said it was really fun. Tyler didn't like the "down and turney parts." Derek said, "It was great!" 
