Art by the Sea

In keeping with our art festival theme, we got to go to our very favorite art festival this weekend. The weather was beautiful and we made our way towards the beach well before lunch time. However, unlike past years when we have taken Jack, he now knows what the beach is and when he's near it. Getting him to walk past every entrance to the beach without going TO the beach proved impossible. So, after an impromptu beach trip, we saw some lovely art.

If you've never ventured to an art festival with a toddler... grab a toddler an go. You will see art you would have otherwise walked by without a second thought. You can watch them make sense of what they're seeing and maybe in ways that make sense to you too. Jack doesn't stand still very often when outside and he would run into a booth and just stand quietly and take it all in. Then he'd find something he wanted to see and usually asked to be picked up to get a closer look (but not touch). It is a pretty cool thing to see, really, and the artists seemed really happy to have such a young enthusiast, too.

Just before he took off running to the next booth.

Time for a closer look at those horses

Headed to lunch