You're a 7th grader now Courty!
We met up with Ciara and the kids to watch the parade. One of the fun things about this parade is that they have a run before it. People dress up and make it fun to watch.
This is proof it really was a gorgeous day.
Here were some Sesame Street aliens.
And Herb. He was Animal from the Muppet's.
The kids were able to snag a spot in front to watch the parade. Sage ran with her dad until she got to us. It was about half way.
It was at this moment I called to wish my dad Happy Birthday. And then the guy jumped off. I wasn't quite expecting that. Dad is 76. It was great that we got to see him last weekend.
The floats all have lights because that's what the Starlight parade is all about.
Pete made sure he wore Red Sox gear so that he was dressed right to root for Luke's team.
I finally got a few pictures of Connor. When they went by I took a picture of some other kid. I then had to sprint through the crowd and down quite a few blocks to try to take a picture. I'm not ready for parade photography I think. I'm lucky I got these. Connor is 2nd in from the right.
It was a long day but we enjoyed it. It was still 75 degrees at 10:30pm. I was finally warm.
Kate always stares me down. I wonder what she's thinking.
Mallory and Allie hung out on the bleachers.
I had to sneak this picture so Mallory wouldn't scowl.
We had a fun time being with Mike, Kim and the kids. It was a great day to play!
Connor was called up because of the Optimist Award he received.
Then it was finally time to receive his certificate. He was all smiles.
He is ready to be a freshman. We wanted to celebrate but Connor and Courtney had Y/M and Y/W so we dropped them off and then took everyone out for a very late dinner to McGrath's. Connor, Courtney and I all ordered the same thing and loved it. Pete and Mallory had to bring home leftover's.
On our way up to Crescent City we stopped at the Klamath bridge and took our picture with the Gold Bears.
We took the kids to the beach to try our luck with tide pooling. Courtney found the first specimen. She wasn't afraid to hold it at all. Connor told her to hold it on the back end of it's shell so she did and it promptly snapped her finger in it's claw. She didn't even flinch.
We found another one with it's baby.
Justin found the next one.
The tide pools were empty today but sometimes they are amazing. Dad came along for the ride and enjoyed being out of the house.
We stopped by the cemetery to see Grandma and Grandpa Kurtz.
All of the flags were out for Memorial Day.
That night we played Bonanza with Debbie, Steven and Justin.
It was a short stop but we had a good time. Mom even made her yummy carrot cake (one of my favorites.) It was a big hit with the kids too. Thanks mom!
This is a throw back to a picture we have of the kids doing this when they were little. My how they've grown! Mal's whole body in the old picture is about to Mal's tummy in this one.
We had to use the high bar to have them hanging.
On our way down to Eureka we stopped by the Costco in Salem to pick up my early birthday present. I got a new camera and I have high hopes that I can become a better photographer. All of these pictures were my maiden voyage. The picture of Mal and Court was pretty late in the evening and it still came out.
Saturday was the big day and there was plenty of hustle and bustle.
I think a few people had left before we got the group shot but for the most part this was the wonderful crew that came to help Mom and Dad.
After the truck was loaded (mostly) the kids had a great time playing in the yard. How many can you see?
The brothers and Dad fitting in the final pieces.
After all that work we went to lunch and then to Fresh Freeze for some ice cream.
That evening we played games and had a good time.
Sunday Mom and Dad spoke in Sacrament. It was nice to be able to be there for them.
Good bye Eureka!