Celebrate!

Thanks so much for the birthday wishes to our girl! Yesterday we had a mellow day at home- playing, baking and preparing for company arriving for the weekend. Later in the evening we headed downtown for the annual parade that marks the beginning of a three day community festival. This is not your standard marching band/patriotic parade; it's more like hippies on parade. If memory serves me right, the festival gets rained on every year. Last night was no exception to that weather pattern- just as the parade began, so did the rain. We stayed out until the raindrops were no longer enjoyable, then headed over to our favorite Mexican restaurant for a bite.
Lilla enjoyed watching the spectacle- unicyclists, fire jugglers, dogs, outrageous costumes and more:
Later- with family in town over the weekend- we had a birthday celebration for our girl:
Though the celebration was pretty simple, Lilla seemed pleased with all the little details. Her eyes lit up with the birthday candle's glow and our boisterous singing. She pointed at and tugged on the birthday garland I made for her. She happily ripped through the wrapping to reveal her gifts. And by all appearances, she thoroughly enjoyed the carrot cake.