The parade started at 10 so we got there about 9:30. It was held in the downtown district. The downtown is really dying. I don't know what they can do to revitalize it. Perhaps some outdoor cafes, trendy shops and on street vendors.
The parade wasn't bad. We found a spot in the shade and waited for what seemed like forever. Kendra was getting a bit restless. Finally it showed up and we watched it for the next 30 minutes. There were clowns, a band, floats... all in all it was fun.
Back at home, we got ready to go to the beach at Echodale. I decided to bring a picnic lunch: chicken, apples, banana bread and pretzels. We got out there shortly after 12 o'clock and it wasn't very crowded.
We set up near the water so we could have easy access to the lake. Kendra didn't want to go in the water too much at first. She spotted a cute little girl and decided that this was the girl she was going to play with. She spent the next hour trying to play with her. The girl seemed quite a bit older than her, but just a little bigger than her. I don't think Kendra gets that she's so tall and kids her own age a quite a bit smaller than she is.
That girl finally left so we got in the water. Well... what a turn around. Kendra loved it and wanted to spend most of the time in the deep. I think she realized that the water cooled her off. We spent the next few hours in the water with a short break for the potty and ice-cream. When we got back from ice-cream, we realized that someone had taken our water noodles. Now, if they had asked, I would have lent them to them, but they didn't ask. I saw the noodles out in the water with some parents playing with their kids. I couldn't believe it! When the kids finally brought them back on shore, I sent Kendra to grab them back. It was quite funny because she was upset that someone had just taken them so was more than happy to run like hell to get them... LOL.
On the way back she fell asleep even before we got to Holsom Road. I went through the McD's drive thru and we got home about 5:40.
After dinner, Kendra did a beautiful painting with lots of colours. She had been using just black, so I'm pleased with the addition of colour. She then made a card for Teresa and demanded that we deliver it tonight... so... I called to see if it was OK and off we went. We spent a while there gabbing and playing.
Back at home, we had a quick bath and a hair wash and I tried to get Kendra to sleep. Thank God John came home so he could work on her. She's just over tired. It was a very long day.
