This year's Shakori Hills was definitely the year of the two year old.
Tas and Chance enjoyed the full array of children's activities - face painting, Mother Goose band, sing-a-longs, the mosaic snake, the sand pile, gadget wall, kiddie tent, big field to run in, etc, etc. Heath and I spent much of the day chasing them around and periodically listening to some good music. My personal favorite was Scythian. They were a Celtic, rock, fusion band who rocked the dance tent like I have never seen before at Shakori Hills. Chance was absolutely adorable dancing during this music. He was running around, jumping up and down, and clapping his hands.We also enjoyed some good food and great weather considering previous years there have been very hot. We did a great job of monitoring Chance all day, did a Temp basal rate reduction of 50% and kept Chance in a good BG range all day - phew! The boys played and danced all day and did not nap. As a result, Tas expired around 7:30 during the Hackensaw Boys - one of "the" bands that we wanted to see today.
Heath was not happy about us having to leave in the middle of the Hackensaw Boys. He told Tas when he strapped him into his car seat that there would be no books when we got home. About 2 minutes later, both toddlers were snoring and out cold in their car seats. They stayed this way all the way home and into their cribs. Heath and I are exhausted from all the activity. We bought a bunch of CDs, which Heath is downloading, then we'll be snoring too!
For me, I was smiling on the inside today, to watch how much the boys have changed since their first Shakori Hills when they were only three months old. It was so interesting to see them interact and engage with the world around them. I can only think this festival will get more fun as the boys get older and hopefully, we'll be able to see some of the later acts in the coming years.
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