I don't know about you, but when I think of ostriches, I first think of how incredibly ugly they are (have you seen their feet close up? ... creepy) and then I think of riding ostriches and "The Swiss Family Robinson". Anyone even remember this movie? In our home, it was one of those movies you watched more than a hundred times. Apparently so did Jon, because he has always wanted to ride an ostrich.
On Saturday, one of Jon's dreams almost came true...we got to see a live ostrich race.
Yep, they exist. And it is a big to-do out here in Chandler. Go figure.
We pretty much couldn't stop laughing the entire time.
The place was PACKED and the only area that wasn't lined with people was the entrance, so forgive the poor quality and enjoy the videos.
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| Waiting for the races to start and eating daddy's hat |
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| Creepy ostriches waiting their turn to race |
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| The ostriches wore socks over their heads until the race actually began to keep them calm. It was pretty funny to see their blind heads poke over the fences over and over again, trying to figure out what was going on. |
The festival was also HUGE in other ways...they had a million activities and shows, including a petting zoo where we spent most of our time (AWESOME), a ginormous carnival with awesome rides that we'll ride again someday when we don't have a baby, and even a huge kiddie-land carnival. This thing literally covered miles of land. It. Was. Awesome. And it will be an annual tradition for our family from here on out!
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| As you can see, this ram barely missed Jon's jugular, but it did get a hold of his shirt! |
1 comment:
this is classic. An actual ostrich race! I bet it was really entertaining! I would have loved to see it.
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