Catch Up Post 2: Wurstfest

The Wednesday after Tristan's birthday we took the kids to Wurstfest to enjoy a little New Braunfels tradition. Since I grew up here one thing I remember doing every year as a kid was going to Wurstfest to ride rides, eat sausage and listen to crazy polka music. Now as I got older my interest in the rides, music and sausage seemed to wane and the tons of beer on tap grew far more interesting (especially on college night), but that's a whole another story! On a side note, for those of you unfamiliar with Wurstfest, it is a 10 day long festival/salute to sausage (wurst means sausage in German) that also involves quite a bit of drinking for adults.

So anyways, we went (not on college night) but only ended up staying about an hour or so. We walked the whole grounds, listened to a little bit of music, ate a sausage on a stick (my favorite) and rode the carousel. For some reason Tristan wasn't too into the music (very surprising to us) and didn't want to eat any of the food there (not surprising...picky eater).

The one thing that truly caught his interest had absolutely nothing to do with Wurstfest itself. When you walk through the entrance you go over a small bridge where the river runs below and a small damn has been built. This was the highlight of the night for him...if it has to do with water, he can't get enough of it! Parker on the hand was pretty captivated with all the people, lights and music.

So, our experience wasn't quite all the fun I remember Wurstfest being, but I am sure it will get better as the years go on, and maybe when I can a have a beer or two (still nursing so no drinking for me).

Victor and Tristan on the carousel

Weeee, this carousel actually went pretty fast!

Aawww, it looks like Tristan is giving Daddy a kiss

Mommy took pictures of Parker while they rode rides

Mommy and her two boys (on the bridge looking at the water)

Daddy's turn

Parker with some of the Opa's

Since Tristan wouldn't eat anything at Wurstfest we took him to eat Olive Garden afterwards so he could stuff his face with spaghetti!