Ostrich Festival

I was able to talk Skylar into taking us to the Ostrich Festival that was held in Chandler this weekend and we had so much fun! Of course it seemed like all of Arizona was there, but it really wasn't too bad.
We went straight over to see the demolition derby and because there were so many people and not enough bleacher seats, we both had kids on our shoulders so they could see.

I had to raise the camera above my head to get pictures of the derby but I got a few good ones. All the cars are lining up getting ready to crash into each other.

Let the crashing begin! That cop car turned out to be one of the best cars out there. The lights were flashing the whole time too.

What a mess! It's exactly like real-life bumper cars. A lot of cars would get smashed several times in a row and then be stuck in the mud.

They had to stop the derby a couple of times due to small fires. By the time the fire crew drove over, the fire was out and they starting crashing again.

This car obviously lost. His car wasn't drivable, so they had everyone leave the arena and they brought in tractors to push him out. One car drove out of the arena with only three tires!

After the first round of the derby, the kids were getting antsy so we headed over to see the Ostriches. This one was "the mean one" and would try to bite everybody. The camera guy was from some nature show or magazine and the Ostrich wouldn't leave him alone. I did make for some good footage though.

While we waited for the Ostrich races to begin, they had a jousting show. This guy came out and posed for several pictures before the show but it turns out he was just the announcer knight. It was a pretty well choreographed jousting show.

Ostrich jockeys! How would you like that job description? It was hilarious! A young boy, probably 12, won the race! They also had emu and chicken races.

While they were getting ready for another race they had their trained zebra, Rafiki, come out and do a few tricks. He was on a teeter-totter and then rolled a barrel on the ground. My kids thought it was Marty from Madagascar.

I didn't think it could get any better, but when they brought the camels out, I changed my mind! How would you like to be a Camel Jockey? The jockey's even dressed up as Arab's and tried talking with an accent. Those suckers can run!! (the camels)

The Ostrich Festival turned out to be a lot of fun! I hope we will make it there again next year.