Austin has thousands of festivals. Spring is when many of them take place, and the Zilker Kite Festival is the one that kicks them all off!
We headed down to the kite festival on Sunday morning armed with our brand new butterfly kite, enough snacks to feed an army, and hopes for a fun day!
Amelia cuddled with Daddy (and snack monster) on the shuttle. The shuttle lines were long, but we didn't have to try to park at Zilker!
We got there about an hour after the festival began and there were already dozens of kites in the sky (and a bunch stuck in trees, too)!
We got our food (nachos, churros, lemonade, quesadillas... You know, all the healthy stuff) early on which was good because the lines got crazy out of control later!
We spent most of the day looking up at the sky and trying not to get beaned by wayward kites.
Our friends Laura and Jimmy came with us, too. Amelia enjoyed climbing on them and stealing Laura's hat.
Amelia wasn't sitting still for long during the day. She loved the fact that there was open grass to run around on and thought her Dad and I chasing her was a very fun game!
We ended up with sunburns (Tim and I didn't put on any sunscreen- not smart) but they're pretty much gone already.
Even with all the really good wind, we didn't fly our kite very much. It was difficult with the number of kites in the sky and the number of people around us! Plus we didn't want to risk the kite eating tree that was close by. :)
All in all it was a fantastic day! We will definitely go back next year... with more sun protection this time!
