I was looking through some old photos of Charlie the other day, seeing how my boy has grown, and I came across this one. Charlie was 2 and a half. What a cutie!
It was taken at the Greenman Festival in the Brecon Beacons in Wales back in August 2008.
This was our first festival outing as a family. Dan and I loved going to festivals before the children, went to Glastonbury many many times as well as other festivals abroad whilst travelling.
The Greenman festival is amazing. Small, set in a beautiful location, surrounded by mountains and trees, not too far from Bristol. We decided to go there and back over the weekend without camping as we thought this would be too much with a 11 month and a toddler.
We had been there for about an hour, found ourselves in the children's field in the large red & yellow marquee. There was a music workshop going on for children to join in. I had just settled down with a cider in my hand when Charlie was fussing over something. Then I heard a scream. A wasp had stung him right under his eye.
As we were in the Kids field so many parents just ran to our help, it was incredible. We took a screaming Charlie to the first aid tent located next to the main stage.
It was sooo hot! The music from the main stage was a crazy herdigirdy hill billy thing...Charlie was screaming refusing to take some piriton from the nurse. I felt sick and faint.
So you can imagine what it was like! There was a real problem with wasp's that year, the first aid book was filled with casualties.
This photo was taken about 45 minutes later, lying on the cool grass by the lake. Charlie looking alot happier, I've calmed down... also no wasps around.
We haven't been to a festival with the boys since. But maybe this year we can get to Camp Bestival in Dorset... I will not let this wasp attack cloud our festival fun.
Have any of you been festivalling {made up word?} with your kids? Please share your experiences. I would love to know.
x
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