Day 55: Aquafest and Grandma's House

As with most of our vacation days back to Washington, it was another jam packed day of fun. Those that know me, know that's how I like it! Let's get busy and have an adventure. 

As it happens, Brad's grandma just moved out of her house of 50 something years into assistant living, and as luck would have it, the facility was holding a big wild west style barbecue today. 

I use the term "facility" lightly. This is probably the most un-assisted-ey assisted living place I've ever been in. It's basically college dorms for the elderly. The apartments are darling, and look completely normal, except for a few pulleys here and there to call the front office in case of fall. There's a huge cafeteria ala restaurant style, sitting rooms, rolling ice cream trucks, and of course, large family friendly festivals with live music, like today. I'm totally not for retiring in such a place, but I would retire there. 

We got to tour the grounds and then met up with Brad's sister Kristi and her two boys, and had a big picnic in the parking lot with them, Grandma, and my inlaws. The food was good and the music was great, and the four boys made due with entertaining themselves by hunting for bugs and leaping over traffic cones. 

After the festival, we headed out to Kristi's house and the cousins played in the chicken coop ("PUT THE CHICKEN DOWN!!!" is yet another new one I never thought I would yell outloud) and the new play area under the deck. Rebel met his puppy cousin Sunny and they played and played until we headed out to Aquafest!

Aquafest is a festival in a neighboring town (Lake Stevens) every summer. It's the basic carnival faire, a few rides, some food stalls, live music and demonstrations, and games. We even met a velocirapter! 

Rebel was put to the test as far as heat, being over touched by ten thousand squealing kids, and loud balloons popping every six seconds (followed by screaming toddlers that their balloons popped). He passed the test with flying colors. Holding up pieces of popcorn in the middle of the crowd, and even if people were running up to him and petting him, he still wouldn't break eye contact with my sacred little piece of popcorn. 

It was a full day but a super fun day, and we were all exhausted by the end of it. 

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