Every year for as long as I can remember we have looked forward to the Apple Festival. It is a great way to kick off Labor Day weekend and bid summer farewell. Why do we love it? Because we can drink an apple cider slushy from every apple orchard all in one place, we can buy our favorite Honey Crisp apples, run into people we haven't seen since last year, eat fair type food and the list goes on!
Why does Lexie love it so much? Because of the kiddie rides! Last year she wanted so badly to ride the swings but she just wasn't tall enough. As soon as she heard the festival was coming to town she immediately started asking if she was old enough to ride "those swings" this year. Needless to say one of our first stops was the kiddie area and fortunately she had grown so much this past year she was tall enough to ride. She pretty much spent all her allotted tickets riding the swings over and over.
You're probably wondering, what about Addie, what was her favorite part? Getting to drink pure apple juice. We've never really allowed the kids to drink sugary drinks. They pretty much stick to water, however, in the last couple of months we have started allowing Lexie to have one sugar drink a day. Anyways, she was so thirsty because it was very humid and she saw her big sister drinking out of a cool apple shaped cup (her allotted sugar drink for the day) and the look on her face said it all...she was dying to try it. So, without thinking of any possible consequences or diluting it with water I let her try the apple juice.
Of course she loved it and proceeded to down the remainder, which was a good bit. About an hour later all the sugar kicked in and she was literally running circles around the kiddie area, with me following closely behind. I was exhausted, but it was hilarious to watch her react to all the sugar she consumed.
It was a fun night, one we will not forget!
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