Leprechaun Days 2022

Leprechaun Days is here! Well, it officially started last weekend, but this is the weekend where we had a lot of stuff going on with the city celebration.

We headed to the Midsummer Faire at Central Park yesterday early evening. We hung out with my parents, met up with some friends, and had an overall good time eating, drinking, riding rides, and playing a few games until we were absolutely exhausted, which doesn't take much these days!

After the awesome marching band performance for the Tournament of Roses team at the high school, Ava and friends headed to Central Park to join in the adventure. We barely saw them, but know that they were having fun!

Playing Hammerschlagen with his friend Abigail

Around and around we go...

Spinny Bears! (vomit!) ((no, no one vomited...but ugh!))

Munching on a walking taco for dinner

The pirate ship ride

The big slide - G loved this!

On Saturday morning, we woke up bright and early and prepped ourselves for the 44th Grand Day Parade! The RHS marching band was performing, so we needed to drop Ava off super early. That worked out okay, though, as we were able to snag a great spot on the parade route, under a tree (it was sunny and hot!)

We hooted and hollered when the marching band came by, although I was a little sad as we were in the section of the route where they didn't play. Right as they passed us they started playing...but that's ok! We'll have lots of time to see their parade moves in the future. Ava went out with some friends after the parade, while G, Scott, and I hit up the brat stand supporting the RHSMB, picked up some root beer floats, and then got a few free books at the library book giveaway. It was a very tiring, but fun, day.

Tonight, G and I are going to head back to see some other friends, listen to some music, play some more games, and watch the fireworks.

And tomorrow...we do as little as possible. :)

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