teddy picnic

We cruised over to Newport for their Teddy Bear's Picnic Sunday. They had a clinic so you could get your bear checked which Aiden wasn't too excited about at first. After Marchy Bear got a sticker for being a good patient he was able to head over and get some ice cream from the Ben and Jerry's sponsors. We gobbled up our ice cream and played some catch with the new apple ball they gave Aiden. There was a fun little story time, and then the big bear came out to say hi. Aiden doesn't seem to have any more character fear, and liked grooving with him the rest of the night.

Then the Toe Jam Puppet Band took over the evening. They were crazy! They threw laundry around and kids swarmed their bubble machine...they even had a "car wash" were they sprayed the whole audience from a squirter machine on their backs. Aiden called them the "guys" and thought they were pretty silly because they made a loud silly nose blowing sound. He said the guys and the bears...bears...bears... were his favorite parts.

Teddy Bear Picnic from LB on Vimeo.
Then just as we had our fill of silly songs and dancing, I had packed up the stroller and was waiting on the sidelines...when they asked for an "adult" volunteer and the crowd grew silent and the only adult that moved was my husband pointing straight at me! Turns out that the band has a rule that if you try to volunteer someone that you get picked yourself. Ha! Before I knew it I was wrestling to get my camera out fast enough to catch J (a very good sport laughing at himself) becoming the "Queen Bee" complete with a tiara. I was crying from trying to hold back my laughter. Aiden was excited that he got to stand next to his daddy. It absolutely cracked me up.