Sunday, March 1, 2009

International Food Festival

Our school had an International Food Festival on Saturday. Jordon and I were expecting a casual bbq but as soon as we walked out of our door we knew we were in for something else. We could hear the party music from the soccer field all the way up at our house...a 15 minute walk away. (Playing family favorites like "Making Love to Booty Music." We hear that song just about every time we leave the house.)

We got there and the whole soccer field was full. There was a huge jumpy castle for the kids to play in on the far side. Food booths skirted the field and this food was not your average bbq food quality. It was very well done. There were 6 large booths with 65 food options. In the middle were tables and chairs and at the other end of the field was a large stage for the talent show.


Jordon and I first went to the Korean booth for jab chae and boricha. Then the Taiwan booth for dumplings. We wandered over to the Europe table for chocolate fondue but it wasn't ready yet. So we went to the American table to get brownies and cookies. The twice baked potatoes and burgers looked so good we couldn't say no. Needless to say, we were so stuffed we could barely move. Luckily it was time for the talent show. These kids went all out.

Below is part of a number done by the grade one and two Koreans. The grade 2 kids are up on the stage and the grade 1 kids are on the grass in front. They were so adorable.


And at the very end there was a huge fireworks display. It blew Weatherby Lake's firework display out of the water. Part of that had to do with the proximity of the fireworks. They were being set off on the far side of the soccer field. Everyone knows the utils experienced in a fireworks display are in direct proportion to the danger one feels one's in. And this was a good one. High utils had by all.

2 comments:

EmmaBfromtheWG said...

nobody got seasick, but some (maybe all) were a little hungover from the night before...gotta do what you gotta do

love the blog...i got hungry just from reading it. I imagine all the food to be amazing.

A Little bit said...

great post. those kids are adorable.