Avocado Festival

A couple weekends ago (on April 19th), the whole family (Mom, Dad, Sister, Ken, Kay, Kathryn, Stephen, the girls and I) packed up the van and headed to Fallbrook for their annual avocado festival.


I was actually a bit hesitant to go because it was so freakin' hot that weekend. But I met someone at Kathryn's birthday party the previous day who grew up in Fallbrook, and she said that the avocado festival is really nice, so she convinced me to give it a go. I'm glad I did. We all had a great time! We of course tasted the guacamole that was awarded the Blue Ribbon, and it was really good. Most guacamole is made with onions, and unfortunately this was no different. I loathe raw onions, but I put aside my hatred because I could tell that the avocado was really good, and it made up for the nastiness of the onion. We also tasted avocado ice cream, which wasn't half bad! Emily had a blast going down the big inflatable slide with Ken. She also rode on the Dragon Adventure ride. She was brave and decided to get on all by herself. Boy was she proud! It was fun watching her go around over and over again. She was SO excited. Em also got to decorate cupcakes with Ken and Kay at Elegance on Display (a cute little wedding cake boutique), which she loved. I bought a super-cute handmade, cloth "responsibility chart" for the girls. I hope to get a picture of that soon. (Unfortunately, we've already lost a couple pieces. Boo. I tried contacting the company to see if they'd sell me some extras, but they've yet to return my call. Double boo.)

Another pleasantry about the festival was the fact that we met a couple of very nice gentlemen while we were cooling down and watching Emily slide down the big inflatable slide with Ken. One of them (the guy with the hat) seemed particularly taken with Leah. He smiled at her, talked with her and laughed at her (in a good way, of course). He seemed like a genuinely kind soul. I just love it when I encounter people like him.

So yes, it was pretty darn hot, but it was pretty darn worth it!


[For the rest of the Avocado Festival pictures, click here.]


Oh, yeah... Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!