N and I took E to the festival on Saturday. It was great. Parking was a bit of a hassle, but that was the only difficult part. It wasn’t too crowded, but there were enough people there that there was a busy, festive vibe.
E had a lot of fun. He liked listening and watching the a Scottish bagpipers and drummers corp; he started drumming along on with them on his tummy. He also liked the food. N and I got a bunch of small plates from several different booths and ended up with Tibetan momos, Salvadorian papusas, an empanada, Sudanese chicken stew and kabob, and a Scottish crowdie. We thought the momos and the Sudanese food were probably safe for E, food allergy-wise, and so we let him try them. He really liked both of them. He kept dipping his momo into the hot sauce to eat it and he ate a full third of the Sudanese plate. I thoroughly enjoyed everything except for the crowdie, which was basically cream layered with oats and raspberry preserves and was a little too bland for my tastes.
All and all, it was a fun event and the food was delicious. It will be fun to take E again next year when he’s old enough for some of the kids’ activities they have.