Children's Festival in Jacksonville

It's officially a tradition! We have been to The Children's Festival in Jacksonville two years in a row now! What a great event! Put on by the Storytellers' Guild and the Jackson County Library System, this huge event takes place over three days in the Britt Gardens. There are so many crafts and art booths to explore and it only costs $3 dollars to get in! Everything else is free (unless you buy food). This year, the weather was drastically cooler! Shawn and Mike are visiting still, so they got to experience the festival too. Papa relieved me of carpentry duties this year. 

Leila and I tried our hand at leather stamping. It was so fun and very easy. I'm thinking future Christmas gifts for family and friends! 

Once we had our fill of all the activities, we had lunch at our favorite Jacksonville restaurant, Bella Union. We found this place last year when Mom and Jim visited. The outdoor seating is under this giant, viney tree. It feels like you're a fairy in Pixie Hollow! 

From there we headed a tiny but further west to visit McKee Bridge. It's the 4th oldest covered bridge in the state of Oregon and the highest at 45 ft above the water. The Applegate River flows under the bridge. Pretty cool!