Late August was AfricaFest, an annual event here in Madison. It was larger this year, and for the first time preceded by a charity race/walk, to build wells in Ethiopia. How could we pass that up? I opted for the 5k walk; Elias opted for the 5k ride--he sat in his stroller virtually the entire time! We proudly came in last. He got a medal.
My favorite things at AfricaFest were the African dancing and having real Ethiopian food. Elias liked the dancing but wasn't crazy about injera and wat this time. He LOVED, however, being allowed to climb around in a real police car. The officer assured me he couldn't hurt anything in there, but he did, to her surprise, find something that he was able to turn off or mess up somehow.
He really likes police cars and police officers. A Madison officer is usually there after church to direct traffic. Upon sighting him every week Elias yells "It's a police man, Mommy! He's helping all the cars! He's helping, Mommy!"
My favorite things at AfricaFest were the African dancing and having real Ethiopian food. Elias liked the dancing but wasn't crazy about injera and wat this time. He LOVED, however, being allowed to climb around in a real police car. The officer assured me he couldn't hurt anything in there, but he did, to her surprise, find something that he was able to turn off or mess up somehow. 
He really likes police cars and police officers. A Madison officer is usually there after church to direct traffic. Upon sighting him every week Elias yells "It's a police man, Mommy! He's helping all the cars! He's helping, Mommy!"
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