Vandalia

The Vandalia Festival in Charleston, WV, is one of my favorite events. It is every Memorial Day weekend on the state capitol grounds. Vandalia is filled with West Virginia's finest foods, music, crafts, and people. Here is Benson with two of his aunts, Micah and Ali. At first he called them Micah and MicahAli but he's got it down now.


Many people come to play bluegrass anywhere they can find a spot. Benson walked around til he found a group worthy of his attention and then crawled right up into someone else's empty chair, to watch. He got along great with the man next to him. They had a lot in common.

The food is my favorite part of Vandalia.

The fresh watermelon was Benson's favorite. But he also enjoyed ........

fresh corn on the cob......

homemade ice cream.....

WV's own Bluesmoke salsa......

and funnel cakes!

The handcrafted items for sale are always fun to see. Benson loved this little chair.
There is always great jewelry at Vandalia.

Benson loved these wooden trains and trucks and Grandpa thought a small train was a good early birthday present for Benson.

Although we miss Tristan, we were glad to enjoy one of my favorite sights of West Virginia.