Indian Festival

Walking the grounds

The dancers from Houston

Waiting in line for the elephants

Shouting those "new words"

Taking a break from the line

Barsana Dham

Riding the elephant!

After the ride

Her new little bangle that jingles/rings when she walks

The Indian Festival was amazing. Now we were pretty pooped after the Wiener dog races/county fair so our goal was to just hurry and go ride the elephants (Oh yes, you are correct I said ride the ELEPHANTS!) and hurry home to make dinner, bath, bed etc. So we hurry and get there and first of all it's beautiful, hills, trees, flowers and water fountains. It's their own compound with their temple, cafeteria, orchard, and houses. It was like walking into another country they had music going, almost everyone their was in traditional clothing and speaking their language. (Now this was when we first got there about an hour after the festival had started before all the umm lets say "austinites" got there.) We all enjoyed it. Travis and Wyatt set out to wait in line for the elephant rides. (Two hours long) So I would take Wyatt and Kailyn around the grounds while Travis (who is the most amazing father and husband stood in line the whole time keeping their spot for two hours so Wyatt could ride an elephant) in between waiting Wyatt got to bounce around with all the other kids in a moon walk thing (one of many they had) and while in there learned a couple of new words of a different language. I don't know what they mean but the little boy and his father who were by Wyatt, also saying these words, seemed to know. (And by their expression it was funny words not inappropriate so that's a plus) Finally they got to ride the elephants. Wyatt loved it (so did Travis) even though he insisted on driving the elephant, (Wyatt did, not Travis) which to his dismay was not allowed. But after he realized this he was very happy to be on an elephant. Kailyn had a nice time walking around and she loved the dancers. She kept twirling.  I'll have to record her next time she dances. Then we hit the little tents where they were selling all sorts of stuff. And I really wanted to get Kailyn a anklet with the little bells. So after searching I was just going to get her bunch of little bangles (bracelets) but then Travis saw this necklace he liked and wanted me to get and the guy threw in a bracelet and earrings with it so Kailyn got her jingling anklet (the bracelet that came in the set) and I got a pretty necklace! I love living in Austin where they have so many fun things to go out and do as a family!