Oregon Country Fair 2013

 Well, it was a close call but we made it to the Oregon Country Fair again this year.

We headed to the fair just for Friday because we had only a few days and wanted to squeeze in a trip to the ocean as well. The fair was really fun but I wasn't feeling too hot, so one day was enough for me this year.

Here are a few (okay a whole lot) of pictures from our day:

and the journey continues......

Tulip Festing...

(Photo by Solomon)

                                        This is what I get when I ask Sollie to take a picture with me.

Photo by Ben

We took a trip out to the Tulip Festival in Woodburn,Oregon. It was our first time going, but since I am a sucker for road trips and taking pictures I couldn't believe we haven't gone before. I told Ben, "Can you believe we haven't been here before? This seems like the kind of thing I would make us do every year." I have avoided it in the past because of stories from other families that it was one giant mud pit. Well to be honest, we do go the the Dahlia Festival in Canby almost every year..kinda the same thing. The one thing that kind of irritated me from a photographers perspective was that they let people walk in between the rows so it was impossible to get a photo of just the flowers without crowds of people walking through. But I love watching people so it was fun. I don't think I have ever seen so many different cultures of people all in one place, there were people .....and tulips of every color and shape so much diversity so many different languages!
I am glad we waited for a dry weekend, it was crowded, but no mud!
I think we will just have to go back again next year. I might have to make this for Nalah to wear to it.  Like I need an excuse to knit that.