Lavender Days

So, I am sure that most of you haven't heard of Lavender Days before--at least I hadn't. It is a small, two-day festival in Mona, Utah, and I just have to say that I LOVED it and am going back next year. It is hosted by Young Living, a company that makes essential oils and has a very large lavender farm in Mona. (The lavender did smell heavenly!) It has all the traditional things that most festivals have, such as a variety of vendors (jewelry, artisan items, home decor, baked goods, etc.), and it had all the traditional food vendors (even though you could see the lavender influence in such items as lavender lemonade and lavender ice cream), and it had a lot of the traditional festival entertainment--an assortment of bands and other entertainers. But, it had a whole lot of stuff that you don't find in a normal festival: classes on cooking, gardening, eating healthy, and lots of other things, a tour through the lavender distilleries, picking lavender in the lavender fields, a 5K run through the lavender, a midieval village including a jousting arena built on the farm, and some really great old fashioned rides, and tons of other things. It was a lot of fun hanging out with my nieces and just enjoying the day. My 3 year old niece was most excited about the Fairy Tea Party for little girls ages 3 to 12. She had so much fun learning the dances and games and eating her lavender cookie with lavender lemonade. But most of all, she was just fascinated by the lavender fairy girls. One of the fairy girls gave her some glitter and told her to make a wish. She told them that for her wish she wanted to be one of them. It was really cute!

Here are a few pics of some of the many things at the festival:

Western Village with an Old West Shoot Out Show

Jousting Tournament with Professional Jousters

Herb Garden

Old Fashioned Rides


Carriage Rides Through the Lavender Fields

Archery

Paddle Boat Rides (Here is my brother and his little 3 year old girl showing off his prowess of being able to paddle both sides of the boat.)

Rock Climbing Walls

A Scottish Pipe Band


A Midieval Village