Unity! 8/14/10 !!!!EDITED!!!!! 2 new videos added

One of the local radio stations sponsors a 3 day Christian music festival call Unity Christian Music Festival. The boys went Friday night as part of their Daddy/Son day. The artists they saw that night were Josh Wilson (who they boys met when he autographed the cd they bought), Sidewalk Prophets, Salvador, and the finale of the night, Casting Crowns.

On Saturday afternoon we all went together as a family. It was hot and sticky!!! We went and did some of the activities to get out of the direct sunlight for awhile. Daddy helped Marc shoot a paint ball gun and some hanging targets. (This was the only activity that cost money, and it was only $1!)
There was a climbing wall for the kids to do.
This is our little Princess waiting for Marc to be done with the climbing wall.
There was a carnival games tent for kids 5 years old and older. There were 16 games. Each kid got a bag with 16 tickets for free. The kids had to decide what games they wanted to use their tickets on. There were prizes ranging from candy to trinkets.
There was also a 5 years and under tent with some games for the younger ones to play.
There was a table of Duplo blocks for the younger kids to build with.
The music groups we heard on Saturday were: Mike's Chair, 33 Miles (pictured below), DecembeRadio, Mandisa, Matthew West, and the finale, Jeremy Camp. My favorite was Jeremy Camp. We didn't know many of his songs until he started singing them. Our church band plays many of his songs, and I like them a lot. I foresee us buying some of his cds soon. ;-)
In addition to the free carnival games, there were free inflatables for Marc to do. This one was an obstacle course where he had to climb through and around things, up a big wall, and then.......
down a really fun slide!
My little cutie pie being sweet with her Daddy while her brother did his big boy activities.

I don't know if it is obvious in this picture or not, but Marc had a blast doing the bungy run! He had to strap on a harness that was attached to a bungy cord attached to the back of the wall. He had to run as fast and hard as he could and see how far down he made it. Being a little guy, he didn't make it very far and he fell on his toosh when it pulled him back. Very fun to watch!

Another free thing for the kids were bead necklaces. Samantha did really good in the beginning. I held the end of the string (with tape on it to make it stronger) while she put the beads onto the string. She quickly grew bored with it and started trying to string the beads while looking the opposite direction. Silly girl!
Marc took his beads and string back to our seats to make his necklace.
He chose to make his a red, white, and blue necklace.
After game and craft time, it was time to eat. The kids and I had grilled cheese sandwiches made with real butter on a George Forman grill.....best grilled cheese sandwich I have ever had! We chased our sandwiches down with an ear of corn cooked over the grill slathered with real butter and salt. Best ear of corn I have ever had!!
After we got down eating our dinner in the shade, we headed back to our seats for some music time! Samantha asked to get up on Daddy's "yap" while he was singing along to the musicians.
And the kids had lots of fun dancing around on our blanket. We spent some time relaxing in our seats, playing card games, playing "poonies", and enjoying the great music!
I have to admit, when Marc brought up the idea of going I was a little reluctant. As it turns out, we had a great time!! I will make a bet that we will go again next year!