Ox Roast 2008

The festival

Last Friday morning PJ had a Dr's appointment. We drove by Pierce Field and he saw the tents and rides set up for the Ox Roast. "A Festival?" he exclaimed happily, "Let's go Mommy!" It was raining very hard Friday night and honestly, I thought he'd forget about it by Saturday. But Saturday afternoon he asked again (and again) when we were going... and to his delight we headed out.

FUN!

When we arrived a band was playing "Brown Eyed Girl", people were packed into the park eating ice cream cones and there were lines of small children waiting their turn on the rides. PJ wanted to see it all. He couldn't decide which ride to go on first - the giant bouncer? The giant slide? The Merry-go-round? Or maybe the big Superman funhouse! What a choice! He finally decided to buy 2 tickets using some of his birthday money. Most rides for kids his age were just 1 ticket so now he had to choose which one to do first.

Oh No!

At first he wanted to do the giant slide. But when it was time to give the teenager his ticket, he panicked. We took him to the giant bouncy castle and again, he refused to go near it. Same reaction to the merry-go-round and the Superman funhouse. The same rides that, 5 minutes ago, were so alluring now were terrifying! I didn't understand his reaction and kept asking what was wrong.

I want to go home!

After about the third time I asked him why he was scared he burst into tears and said he just wanted to go home. My husband just shrugged and said we should just go. I don't know if it was the noise or the crowds or what... I felt bad for him!